| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [be] the last thing | 230 |
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| 2 | be the last thing | 230 |
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| 3 | [was/were] the last thing | 108 |
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| 4 | was the last thing | 104 |
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| 5 | [is] the last thing | 100 |
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| 6 | [conj] the last thing | 80 |
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| 7 | 's the last thing | 52 |
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| 8 | [coord] the last thing | 50 |
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| 9 | is the last thing | 48 |
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| 10 | and the last thing | 38 |
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| 11 | and the last thing | 38 |
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| 12 | [adv] the last thing | 27 |
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| 13 | [adv] the last thing | 24 |
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| 14 | [that] the last thing | 17 |
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| 15 | that the last thing | 17 |
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| 16 | that the last thing | 17 |
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| 17 | be the last thing | 14 |
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| 18 | [be] the last thing | 14 |
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| 19 | [subord] the last thing | 13 |
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| 20 | [verb] the last thing | 11 |
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| 21 | but the last thing | 11 |
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| 22 | but the last thing | 11 |
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| 23 | [prep] the last thing | 8 |
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| 24 | [noun] the last thing | 8 |
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| 25 | [prep] the last thing | 8 |
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| 26 | [noun sg] the last thing | 7 |
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| 27 | because the last thing | 5 |
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| 28 | [am/are] the last thing | 5 |
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| 29 | because the last thing | 5 |
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| 30 | the [adv] last thing | 25 |
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