SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] control [prep] the [noun sg]	372
2	[verb] control of the [noun]	356
3	[to-vb] control [prep] the [noun]	145
4	[vb past] control [prep] the [noun]	118
5	take control [prep] the [noun]	97
6	[verb] control over the [noun]	92
7	[verb] control [prep] the [noun pl]	66
8	have control [prep] the [noun]	54
9	[v-ing] control [prep] the [noun]	53
10	lose control [prep] the [noun]	52
11	[vb pp] control [prep] the [noun]	49
12	[vb -s] control [prep] the [noun]	44
13	[vb infin] control [prep] the [noun]	44
14	[verb] control [prep] the [noun prp]	34
15	gain control [prep] the [noun]	34
16	to take control [prep] the [noun]	33
17	[vb base] control [prep] the [noun]	31
18	retain control [prep] the [noun]	30
19	took control [prep] the [noun]	25
20	regain control [prep] the [noun]	20
21	lost control [prep] the [noun]	19
22	[verb] control [prep] the situation	17
23	[verb] control [prep] the situation	17
24	seize control [prep] the [noun]	16
25	has control [prep] the [noun]	16
26	assume control [prep] the [noun]	15
27	[verb] control [prep] the country	14
28	keep control [prep] the [noun]	14
29	[verb] control [prep] the country	14
30	[verb] control [prep] the council	13