| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | except [prep] the [adj] [noun] | 274 |
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| 2 | except [prep] the [adj] [noun] | 225 |
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| 3 | except [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 197 |
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| 4 | except for the [adj] [noun] | 148 |
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| 5 | except for the [adj] [noun] | 148 |
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| 6 | except in the [adj] [noun] | 77 |
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| 7 | except in the [adj] [noun] | 77 |
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| 8 | except [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] | 70 |
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| 9 | except [prep] the [adj -est] [noun] | 16 |
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| 10 | except [prep] the [num] [noun] | 15 |
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| 11 | except [prep] the [num ord] [noun] | 14 |
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| 12 | except [prep] the [adj] case | 13 |
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| 13 | except on the [adj] [noun] | 12 |
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| 14 | except [prep] the [adj] case | 12 |
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| 15 | except on the [adj] [noun] | 12 |
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| 16 | except [prep] the occasional [noun] | 8 |
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| 17 | except during the [adj] [noun] | 8 |
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| 18 | except during the [adj] [noun] | 8 |
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| 19 | except [prep] the occasional [noun] | 8 |
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| 20 | except [prep] the special [noun] | 7 |
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| 21 | except [prep] the special [noun] | 7 |
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| 22 | except [prep] the two [noun] | 7 |
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| 23 | except [prep] the two [noun] | 7 |
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| 24 | except [prep] the [adj] man | 6 |
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| 25 | except [prep] the [adj] sense | 6 |
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| 26 | except [prep] the [adj] sense | 6 |
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| 27 | except [prep] the [adj] [noun prp] | 6 |
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| 28 | except [prep] the odd [noun] | 5 |
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| 29 | except at the [adj] [noun] | 5 |
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| 30 | except by the [adj] [noun] | 5 |
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