| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] about a | 301 |
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| 2 | [prep] about a | 301 |
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| 3 | [verb] about a | 242 |
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| 4 | [adv] about a | 214 |
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| 5 | [be] about a | 156 |
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| 6 | be about a | 156 |
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| 7 | for about a | 127 |
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| 8 | for about a | 127 |
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| 9 | [adv] about a | 125 |
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| 10 | [noun] about a | 98 |
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| 11 | [conj] about a | 89 |
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| 12 | [adv prt] about a | 82 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] about a | 70 |
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| 14 | [was/were] about a | 66 |
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| 15 | only about a | 63 |
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| 16 | only about a | 63 |
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| 17 | of about a | 58 |
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| 18 | of about a | 58 |
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| 19 | [is] about a | 56 |
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| 20 | [vb pp] about a | 52 |
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| 21 | was about a | 49 |
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| 22 | [vb -s] about a | 43 |
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| 23 | [pron] about a | 40 |
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| 24 | in about a | 39 |
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| 25 | in about a | 39 |
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| 26 | [vb past] about a | 38 |
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| 27 | [coord] about a | 36 |
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| 28 | [vb base] about a | 36 |
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| 29 | [subord] about a | 33 |
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| 30 | [vb infin] about a | 33 |
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