| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a little | 2938 |
|
| 2 | [prep] a little | 2075 |
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| 3 | [prep] a little | 2074 |
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| 4 | [be] a little | 1148 |
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| 5 | be a little | 1148 |
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| 6 | [adv] a little | 971 |
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| 7 | [vb past] a little | 775 |
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| 8 | [adv] a little | 720 |
|
| 9 | have a little | 580 |
|
| 10 | with a little | 525 |
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| 11 | with a little | 525 |
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| 12 | [vb base] a little | 501 |
|
| 13 | [vb infin] a little | 496 |
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| 14 | [conj] a little | 465 |
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| 15 | [was/were] a little | 441 |
|
| 16 | [is] a little | 433 |
|
| 17 | was a little | 392 |
|
| 18 | [pron] a little | 383 |
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| 19 | [to-vb] a little | 380 |
|
| 20 | for a little | 332 |
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| 21 | for a little | 332 |
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| 22 | [coord] a little | 331 |
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| 23 | [vb pp] a little | 325 |
|
| 24 | in a little | 318 |
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| 25 | in a little | 318 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] a little | 314 |
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| 27 | [v-ing] a little | 300 |
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| 28 | just a little | 297 |
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| 29 | just a little | 297 |
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| 30 | 's a little | 282 |
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