| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] the back | 1943 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] [prep] the back | 664 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [prep] the back | 490 |
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| 4 | [verb] at the back | 402 |
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| 5 | [verb] in the back | 357 |
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| 6 | [v-ing] [prep] the back | 352 |
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| 7 | [verb] on the back | 337 |
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| 8 | [verb] to the back | 185 |
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| 9 | [verb] into the back | 183 |
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| 10 | [vb base] [prep] the back | 170 |
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| 11 | sit [prep] the back | 138 |
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| 12 | [vb infin] [prep] the back | 122 |
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| 13 | go [prep] the back | 115 |
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| 14 | [verb] from the back | 114 |
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| 15 | [to-vb] [prep] the back | 107 |
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| 16 | [vb -s] [prep] the back | 86 |
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| 17 | [verb] round the back | 71 |
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| 18 | get [prep] the back | 57 |
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| 19 | come [prep] the back | 56 |
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| 20 | sitting [prep] the back | 55 |
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| 21 | run [prep] the back | 52 |
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| 22 | stand [prep] the back | 51 |
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| 23 | [verb] out the back | 49 |
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| 24 | [verb] [prep] the backs | 48 |
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| 25 | went [prep] the back | 46 |
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| 26 | look [prep] the back | 42 |
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| 27 | sat [prep] the back | 39 |
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| 28 | [verb] off the back | 38 |
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| 29 | shoot [prep] the back | 36 |
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| 30 | shot [prep] the back | 31 |
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