| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] sure [pers pn] | 2021 |
|
| 2 | make sure [pers pn] | 1911 |
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| 3 | [vb base] sure [pers pn] | 891 |
|
| 4 | make sure [pers pn] | 851 |
|
| 5 | [verb] sure you | 762 |
|
| 6 | to make sure [pers pn] | 577 |
|
| 7 | [to-vb] sure [pers pn] | 577 |
|
| 8 | [verb] sure they | 311 |
|
| 9 | [verb] sure it | 289 |
|
| 10 | [vb infin] sure [pers pn] | 226 |
|
| 11 | [verb] sure he | 223 |
|
| 12 | make sure [pers pn] | 222 |
|
| 13 | [verb] sure i | 170 |
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| 14 | [verb] sure we | 154 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] sure [pers pn] | 152 |
|
| 16 | [v-ing] sure [pers pn] | 132 |
|
| 17 | making sure [pers pn] | 129 |
|
| 18 | [verb] sure she | 108 |
|
| 19 | feel sure [pers pn] | 99 |
|
| 20 | made sure [pers pn] | 89 |
|
| 21 | felt sure [pers pn] | 62 |
|
| 22 | feel sure [pers pn] | 33 |
|
| 23 | [vb -s] sure [pers pn] | 26 |
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| 24 | makes sure [pers pn] | 26 |
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| 25 | [vb pp] sure [pers pn] | 17 |
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| 26 | made sure [pers pn] | 17 |
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