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No	Pattern	Freq
1	the [noun sg] say	6305
2	the [noun sg] said	3635
3	the [noun sg] says	1789
4	the company say	466
5	the [noun sg] to say	281
6	the [noun sg] say	265
7	the doctor say	239
8	the report say	234
9	the [noun sg] saying	225
10	the man say	164
11	the government say	158
12	the judge say	114
13	the woman say	106
14	the minister say	99
15	the [noun sg] say	96
16	the council say	95
17	the girl say	66
18	the boy say	61
19	the firm say	59
20	the spokesman say	55
21	the paper say	55
22	the court say	52
23	the prosecution say	44
24	the law say	44
25	the statement say	44
26	the letter say	42
27	the commission say	41
28	the group say	39
29	the hospital say	38
30	the chancellor say	37