| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [verb] [adv] a couple | 253 |
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| 2 | [be] [adv] a couple | 124 |
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| 3 | be [adv] a couple | 124 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [adv] a couple | 94 |
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| 5 | [prep] [adv] a couple | 78 |
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| 6 | [prep] [adv] a couple | 78 |
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| 7 | [noun] [adv] a couple | 56 |
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| 8 | [conj] [adv] a couple | 56 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] a couple | 51 |
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| 10 | [coord] [adv] a couple | 41 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] [adv] a couple | 39 |
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| 12 | [adv] [adv] a couple | 39 |
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| 13 | was [adv] a couple | 38 |
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| 14 | [vb pp] [adv] a couple | 36 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] [adv] a couple | 36 |
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| 16 | at [adv] a couple | 32 |
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| 17 | at [adv] a couple | 32 |
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| 18 | [to-vb] [adv] a couple | 32 |
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| 19 | [is] [adv] a couple | 30 |
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| 20 | and [adv] a couple | 29 |
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| 21 | and [adv] a couple | 29 |
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| 22 | [pron] [adv] a couple | 28 |
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| 23 | [adv] [adv] a couple | 26 |
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| 24 | [vb base] [adv] a couple | 25 |
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| 25 | 's [adv] a couple | 25 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] [adv] a couple | 24 |
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| 27 | take [adv] a couple | 21 |
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| 28 | [been] [adv] a couple | 19 |
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| 29 | [am/are] [adv] a couple | 19 |
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| 30 | been [adv] a couple | 19 |
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