| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] close to [verb] | 174 |
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| 2 | come close to [verb] | 158 |
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| 3 | [vb past] close to [verb] | 99 |
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| 4 | came close to [verb] | 92 |
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| 5 | [adv] close to [verb] | 58 |
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| 6 | [adv] close to [verb] | 56 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] close to [verb] | 22 |
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| 8 | come close to [verb] | 21 |
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| 9 | [vb -s] close to [verb] | 21 |
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| 10 | so close to [verb] | 19 |
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| 11 | so close to [verb] | 19 |
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| 12 | comes close to [verb] | 19 |
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| 13 | [v-ing] close to [verb] | 11 |
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| 14 | come close to [verb] | 10 |
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| 15 | [noun] close to [verb] | 10 |
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| 16 | [vb base] close to [verb] | 10 |
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| 17 | come close to [verb] | 9 |
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| 18 | [vb infin] close to [verb] | 9 |
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| 19 | perilously close to [verb] | 8 |
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| 20 | get close to [verb] | 8 |
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| 21 | perilously close to [verb] | 8 |
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| 22 | desperately close to [verb] | 7 |
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| 23 | desperately close to [verb] | 7 |
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| 24 | coming close to [verb] | 5 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] close to [verb] | 5 |
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| 26 | [noun sg] close to [verb] | 5 |
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| 27 | getting close to [verb] | 5 |
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| 28 | go close to [verb] | 5 |
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| 29 | close to [pron] [verb] | 24 |
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| 30 | close to [pers pn] [verb] | 24 |
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