| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [prep] his [adj] friend | 175 |
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| 2 | [prep] his [adj] friend | 137 |
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| 3 | [prep] his old friend | 39 |
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| 4 | [prep] his old friend | 36 |
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| 5 | [prep] his [adj -est] friend | 32 |
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| 6 | [prep] his good friend | 32 |
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| 7 | [prep] his best friend | 27 |
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| 8 | [prep] his [noun] friend | 21 |
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| 9 | [prep] his close friend | 18 |
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| 10 | [prep] his [noun sg] friend | 17 |
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| 11 | [prep] his close friend | 17 |
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| 12 | [prep] his hon. friend | 12 |
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| 13 | [prep] his hon. friend | 12 |
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| 14 | [prep] his new friend | 8 |
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| 15 | [prep] his new friend | 8 |
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| 16 | [prep] his girl friend | 6 |
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| 17 | [prep] his girl friend | 6 |
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| 18 | [prep] his great friend | 5 |
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| 19 | [prep] his good friend | 5 |
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| 20 | [prep] his great friend | 5 |
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| 21 | [noun] [prep] his friend | 206 |
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| 22 | [noun sg] [prep] his friend | 173 |
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| 23 | [verb] [prep] his friend | 109 |
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| 24 | [adv] [prep] his friend | 43 |
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| 25 | [vb pp] [prep] his friend | 38 |
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| 26 | [vb past] [prep] his friend | 34 |
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| 27 | [v-ing] [prep] his friend | 26 |
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| 28 | [adj] [prep] his friend | 23 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] [prep] his friend | 22 |
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| 30 | [adv prt] [prep] his friend | 22 |
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