| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [be] only a little | 66 |
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| 2 | be only a little | 66 |
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| 3 | [is] only a little | 33 |
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| 4 | 's only a little | 31 |
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| 5 | [was/were] only a little | 30 |
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| 6 | was only a little | 26 |
|
| 7 | [verb] only a little | 20 |
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| 8 | [prep] only a little | 16 |
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| 9 | [prep] only a little | 16 |
|
| 10 | with only a little | 12 |
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| 11 | with only a little | 12 |
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| 12 | [conj] only a little | 10 |
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| 13 | [coord] only a little | 7 |
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| 14 | have only a little | 6 |
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| 15 | but only a little | 5 |
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| 16 | [vb base] only a little | 5 |
|
| 17 | but only a little | 5 |
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| 18 | only [verb] a little | 33 |
|
| 19 | only get a little | 14 |
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| 20 | only [vb pp] a little | 10 |
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| 21 | only got a little | 9 |
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| 22 | only [vb past] a little | 7 |
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| 23 | only [prep] a little | 6 |
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| 24 | only [prep] a little | 6 |
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| 25 | only [vb base] a little | 6 |
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| 26 | only take a little | 5 |
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| 27 | only a [adj] little | 10 |
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| 28 | only a [adj] little | 8 |
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| 29 | only a tiny little | 5 |
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| 30 | only a tiny little | 5 |
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