| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] about [num] | 3280 |
|
| 2 | [vb pp] about [num] | 850 |
|
| 3 | [vb -s] about [num] | 547 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] about [num] | 526 |
|
| 5 | [vb base] about [num] | 428 |
|
| 6 | [v-ing] about [num] | 377 |
|
| 7 | [vb infin] about [num] | 348 |
|
| 8 | have about [num] | 324 |
|
| 9 | take about [num] | 262 |
|
| 10 | [verb] about two | 221 |
|
| 11 | [verb] about three | 211 |
|
| 12 | [to-vb] about [num] | 208 |
|
| 13 | get about [num] | 200 |
|
| 14 | [verb] about ten | 170 |
|
| 15 | [verb] about five | 167 |
|
| 16 | [verb] about four | 141 |
|
| 17 | [verb] about six | 117 |
|
| 18 | [verb] about twenty | 113 |
|
| 19 | got about [num] | 109 |
|
| 20 | had about [num] | 101 |
|
| 21 | takes about [num] | 96 |
|
| 22 | has about [num] | 87 |
|
| 23 | [verb] about 20 | 83 |
|
| 24 | [verb] about 10 | 79 |
|
| 25 | [verb] about 30 | 78 |
|
| 26 | say about [num] | 72 |
|
| 27 | age about [num] | 69 |
|
| 28 | aged about [num] | 67 |
|
| 29 | do about [num] | 67 |
|
| 30 | [verb] about eight | 62 |
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