| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a little [adj] | 1009 |
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| 2 | [be] a little [adj] | 992 |
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| 3 | be a little [adj] | 992 |
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| 4 | [adv] a little [adj] | 406 |
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| 5 | [was/were] a little [adj] | 368 |
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| 6 | [adv] a little [adj] | 316 |
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| 7 | was a little [adj] | 305 |
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| 8 | [is] a little [adj] | 293 |
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| 9 | [conj] a little [adj] | 286 |
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| 10 | [vb past] a little [adj] | 237 |
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| 11 | [prep] a little [adj] | 197 |
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| 12 | [prep] a little [adj] | 197 |
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| 13 | is a little [adj] | 194 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] a little [adj] | 167 |
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| 15 | [v-ing] a little [adj] | 161 |
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| 16 | [vb base] a little [adj] | 154 |
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| 17 | [pron] a little [adj] | 152 |
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| 18 | [coord] a little [adj] | 149 |
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| 19 | [noun] a little [adj] | 145 |
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| 20 | [be] a little [adj] | 138 |
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| 21 | be a little [adj] | 138 |
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| 22 | [subord] a little [adj] | 136 |
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| 23 | feel a little [adj] | 131 |
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| 24 | with a little [adj] | 120 |
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| 25 | with a little [adj] | 120 |
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| 26 | and a little [adj] | 118 |
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| 27 | and a little [adj] | 118 |
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| 28 | [vb -s] a little [adj] | 109 |
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| 29 | [to-vb] a little [adj] | 107 |
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| 30 | seem a little [adj] | 106 |
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