| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [vb mod] say [prep] the [noun] | 77 |
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| 2 | [vb mod] say [prep] the [noun sg] | 70 |
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| 3 | [vb mod] say to the [noun] | 31 |
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| 4 | can say [prep] the [noun] | 18 |
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| 5 | would say [prep] the [noun] | 18 |
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| 6 | [vb mod] say [prep] the [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 7 | might say [prep] the [noun] | 11 |
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| 8 | [vb mod] say at the [noun] | 10 |
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| 9 | [vb mod] say in the [noun] | 9 |
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| 10 | [vb mod] say about the [noun] | 9 |
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| 11 | used say [prep] the [noun] | 8 |
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| 12 | [vb mod] to say [prep] the [noun] | 8 |
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| 13 | [vb mod] say on the [noun] | 7 |
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| 14 | [vb mod] say [prep] the end | 7 |
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| 15 | [vb mod] say [prep] the end | 7 |
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| 16 | could say [prep] the [noun] | 7 |
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| 17 | should say [prep] the [noun] | 6 |
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| 18 | 'd say [prep] the [noun] | 5 |
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