| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a [adj] silence | 419 |
|
| 2 | a long silence | 109 |
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| 3 | a long silence | 104 |
|
| 4 | a short silence | 24 |
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| 5 | a short silence | 24 |
|
| 6 | a brief silence | 23 |
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| 7 | a brief silence | 23 |
|
| 8 | a stunned silence | 22 |
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| 9 | a stunned silence | 22 |
|
| 10 | a little silence | 15 |
|
| 11 | a little silence | 15 |
|
| 12 | a [det] silence | 15 |
|
| 13 | a tense silence | 10 |
|
| 14 | a small silence | 10 |
|
| 15 | a tense silence | 10 |
|
| 16 | a small silence | 10 |
|
| 17 | a sudden silence | 9 |
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| 18 | a sudden silence | 9 |
|
| 19 | a momentary silence | 8 |
|
| 20 | a momentary silence | 8 |
|
| 21 | a [adj -er] silence | 6 |
|
| 22 | a deafening silence | 6 |
|
| 23 | a stony silence | 6 |
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| 24 | a fraught silence | 6 |
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| 25 | a stony silence | 6 |
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| 26 | a fraught silence | 6 |
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| 27 | a deafening silence | 6 |
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| 28 | a deep silence | 5 |
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| 29 | a longer silence | 5 |
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| 30 | a lengthy silence | 5 |
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