| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make sure | 5525 |
|
| 2 | [vb base] sure | 2059 |
|
| 3 | [to-vb] sure | 1962 |
|
| 4 | to make sure | 1957 |
|
| 5 | make sure | 1918 |
|
| 6 | [vb infin] sure | 661 |
|
| 7 | make sure | 649 |
|
| 8 | [v-ing] sure | 559 |
|
| 9 | making sure | 548 |
|
| 10 | [vb past] sure | 495 |
|
| 11 | feel sure | 316 |
|
| 12 | made sure | 295 |
|
| 13 | felt sure | 181 |
|
| 14 | feel sure | 108 |
|
| 15 | [vb -s] sure | 106 |
|
| 16 | [vb pp] sure | 86 |
|
| 17 | made sure | 83 |
|
| 18 | makes sure | 75 |
|
| 19 | seem sure | 25 |
|
| 20 | look sure | 15 |
|
| 21 | im sure | 14 |
|
| 22 | im sure | 14 |
|
| 23 | looks sure | 12 |
|
| 24 | seems sure | 11 |
|
| 25 | feeling sure | 9 |
|
| 26 | say sure | 7 |
|
| 27 | seem sure | 7 |
|
| 28 | feel sure | 6 |
|
| 29 | said sure | 6 |
|
| 30 | seemed sure | 5 |
|
