| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [prep] a couple of | 78 |
|
| 2 | [be] [verb] [prep] a couple of | 78 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [verb] [prep] a couple of | 70 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [verb] [prep] a couple of | 65 |
|
| 5 | [noun] [verb] [prep] a couple of | 61 |
|
| 6 | [adv] [verb] [prep] a couple of | 57 |
|
| 7 | [verb] [verb] [prep] a couple of | 49 |
|
| 8 | [adv] [verb] [prep] a couple of | 42 |
|
| 9 | [noun sg] [verb] [prep] a couple of | 37 |
|
| 10 | [vb mod] [verb] [prep] a couple of | 35 |
|
| 11 | [modal v] [verb] [prep] a couple of | 35 |
|
| 12 | i [verb] [prep] a couple of | 25 |
|
| 13 | i [verb] [prep] a couple of | 25 |
|
| 14 | have [verb] [prep] a couple of | 22 |
|
| 15 | [be] [verb] [prep] a couple of | 20 |
|
| 16 | be [verb] [prep] a couple of | 20 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a couple of | 19 |
|
| 18 | been [verb] [prep] a couple of | 18 |
|
| 19 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] a couple of | 18 |
|
| 20 | [been] [verb] [prep] a couple of | 18 |
|
| 21 | [conj] [verb] [prep] a couple of | 17 |
|
| 22 | [coord] [verb] [prep] a couple of | 16 |
|
| 23 | and [verb] [prep] a couple of | 15 |
|
| 24 | and [verb] [prep] a couple of | 15 |
|
| 25 | [am/are] [verb] [prep] a couple of | 13 |
|
| 26 | [noun pl] [verb] [prep] a couple of | 13 |
|
| 27 | was [verb] [prep] a couple of | 13 |
|
| 28 | [adj] [verb] [prep] a couple of | 12 |
|
| 29 | not [verb] [prep] a couple of | 11 |
|
| 30 | only [verb] [prep] a couple of | 11 |
|
