| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] [adv] a [noun sg] | 675 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] [adv] a [noun sg] | 637 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] [prep] [adv] a [noun sg] | 238 |
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| 4 | [verb] for [adv] a [noun sg] | 173 |
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| 5 | [verb] for [adv] a [noun sg] | 173 |
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| 6 | [verb] at [adv] a [noun sg] | 170 |
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| 7 | [verb] at [adv] a [noun sg] | 170 |
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| 8 | [verb] [prep] least a [noun sg] | 152 |
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| 9 | [verb] [prep] least a [noun sg] | 152 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [prep] [adv] a [noun sg] | 119 |
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| 11 | [verb] [prep] only a [noun sg] | 80 |
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| 12 | [verb] [prep] only a [noun sg] | 80 |
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| 13 | [vb infin] [prep] [adv] a [noun sg] | 79 |
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| 14 | [verb] with [adv] a [noun sg] | 70 |
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| 15 | [verb] with [adv] a [noun sg] | 70 |
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| 16 | [vb base] [prep] [adv] a [noun sg] | 68 |
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| 17 | [v-ing] [prep] [adv] a [noun sg] | 67 |
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| 18 | [verb] [prep] quite a [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 19 | [verb] [prep] quite a [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 20 | [verb] to [adv] a [noun sg] | 60 |
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| 21 | [verb] by [adv] a [noun sg] | 60 |
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| 22 | [verb] by [adv] a [noun sg] | 60 |
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| 23 | [verb] to [adv] a [noun sg] | 60 |
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| 24 | [verb] [prep] [adv] a year | 56 |
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| 25 | [to-vb] [prep] [adv] a [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 26 | [verb] [prep] [adv] a quarter | 54 |
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| 27 | [vb -s] [prep] [adv] a [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 28 | [verb] [prep] just a [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 29 | [verb] [prep] just a [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 30 | [verb] [prep] either a [noun sg] | 39 |
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