| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] sure [conj] [art] | 480 |
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| 2 | make sure [conj] [art] | 474 |
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| 3 | be sure [conj] [art] | 356 |
|
| 4 | [be] sure [conj] [art] | 356 |
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| 5 | [am/are] sure [conj] [art] | 196 |
|
| 6 | to make sure [conj] [art] | 181 |
|
| 7 | [to-vb] sure [conj] [art] | 181 |
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| 8 | am sure [conj] [art] | 144 |
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| 9 | [adv] sure [conj] [art] | 138 |
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| 10 | [vb base] sure [conj] [art] | 136 |
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| 11 | make sure [conj] [art] | 134 |
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| 12 | be sure [conj] [art] | 107 |
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| 13 | [be] sure [conj] [art] | 107 |
|
| 14 | [adv] sure [conj] [art] | 88 |
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| 15 | [v-ing] sure [conj] [art] | 69 |
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| 16 | making sure [conj] [art] | 69 |
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| 17 | [vb infin] sure [conj] [art] | 52 |
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| 18 | make sure [conj] [art] | 52 |
|
| 19 | not sure [conj] [art] | 50 |
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| 20 | [not/n't] sure [conj] [art] | 50 |
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| 21 | not sure [conj] [art] | 42 |
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| 22 | [was/were] sure [conj] [art] | 39 |
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| 23 | was sure [conj] [art] | 35 |
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| 24 | 'm sure [conj] [art] | 35 |
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| 25 | quite sure [conj] [art] | 28 |
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| 26 | quite sure [conj] [art] | 28 |
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| 27 | [vb past] sure [conj] [art] | 26 |
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| 28 | made sure [conj] [art] | 23 |
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| 29 | are sure [conj] [art] | 12 |
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| 30 | absolutely sure [conj] [art] | 10 |
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