| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [adj] friend [prep] the | 255 |
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| 2 | [adj] friend [prep] the | 227 |
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| 3 | hon. friend [prep] the | 96 |
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| 4 | hon. friend [prep] the | 96 |
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| 5 | [adj] friend of the | 90 |
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| 6 | [adj] friend of the | 90 |
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| 7 | [adj] friend to the | 83 |
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| 8 | [adj] friend to the | 83 |
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| 9 | close friend [prep] the | 31 |
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| 10 | good friend [prep] the | 25 |
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| 11 | close friend [prep] the | 25 |
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| 12 | old friend [prep] the | 23 |
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| 13 | [adj] friend in the | 22 |
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| 14 | [adj] friend in the | 22 |
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| 15 | old friend [prep] the | 21 |
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| 16 | [adj] friend on the | 19 |
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| 17 | [adj] friend on the | 19 |
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| 18 | [adj -est] friend [prep] the | 18 |
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| 19 | good friend [prep] the | 15 |
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| 20 | best friend [prep] the | 9 |
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| 21 | [adj] friend about the | 9 |
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| 22 | [adj] friend about the | 9 |
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| 23 | great friend [prep] the | 8 |
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| 24 | personal friend [prep] the | 8 |
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| 25 | personal friend [prep] the | 8 |
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| 26 | [adj] friend for the | 8 |
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| 27 | great friend [prep] the | 8 |
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| 28 | [adj] friend for the | 8 |
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| 29 | [det] friend [prep] the | 7 |
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| 30 | closest friend [prep] the | 6 |
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