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No	Pattern	Freq
1	my dear [noun sg]	328
2	my dear [noun prp]	213
3	my dear fellow	39
4	my dear fellow	37
5	my dear boy	34
6	my dear boy	34
7	my dear friend	33
8	my dear friend	29
9	my dear girl	24
10	my dear girl	24
11	my dear shiona	23
12	my dear child	17
13	my dear child	17
14	my dear wife	16
15	my dear wife	16
16	my dear shiona	16
17	my dear [noun pl]	13
18	my dear sir	12
19	my dear chap	12
20	my dear sir	12
21	my dear chap	12
22	my dear lady	11
23	my dear brother	11
24	my dear mother	11
25	my dear mother	11
26	my dear lady	9
27	my dear brother	9
28	my dear father	8
29	my dear son	8
30	my dear father	8