| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] of state [prep] the | 705 |
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| 2 | [noun] [prep] state [prep] the | 703 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [prep] state [prep] the | 679 |
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| 4 | secretary [prep] state [prep] the | 479 |
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| 5 | secretary [prep] state [prep] the | 470 |
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| 6 | [noun] [prep] state for the | 442 |
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| 7 | minister [prep] state [prep] the | 123 |
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| 8 | minister [prep] state [prep] the | 119 |
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| 9 | [noun] [prep] state at the | 111 |
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| 10 | [noun] [prep] state in the | 45 |
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| 11 | [noun] [prep] state of the | 41 |
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| 12 | under-secretary [prep] state [prep] the | 39 |
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| 13 | under-secretary [prep] state [prep] the | 39 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] [prep] state [prep] the | 37 |
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| 15 | head [prep] state [prep] the | 33 |
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| 16 | head [prep] state [prep] the | 22 |
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| 17 | [noun] [prep] state on the | 21 |
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| 18 | [noun] [prep] states [prep] the | 17 |
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| 19 | [noun] [prep] state to the | 11 |
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| 20 | heads [prep] state [prep] the | 11 |
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| 21 | secretaries [prep] state [prep] the | 9 |
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| 22 | [noun] [prep] state by the | 8 |
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| 23 | [noun] [prep] state about the | 6 |
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| 24 | [noun] [prep] state as the | 6 |
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| 25 | [noun] [prep] state with the | 6 |
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| 26 | number [prep] state [prep] the | 5 |
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| 27 | [noun] between state [prep] the | 5 |
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| 28 | number [prep] state [prep] the | 5 |
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