| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] about [prep] the | 754 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] about [prep] the | 277 |
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| 3 | [v-ing] about [prep] the | 213 |
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| 4 | bring about [prep] the | 212 |
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| 5 | brought about [prep] the | 201 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] about [prep] the | 114 |
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| 7 | come about [prep] the | 73 |
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| 8 | [to-vb] about [prep] the | 49 |
|
| 9 | [vb base] about [prep] the | 43 |
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| 10 | [vb infin] about [prep] the | 38 |
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| 11 | [noun] about [prep] the | 36 |
|
| 12 | move about [prep] the | 31 |
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| 13 | hang about [prep] the | 27 |
|
| 14 | mess about [prep] the | 27 |
|
| 15 | come about [prep] the | 23 |
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| 16 | came about [prep] the | 21 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] about [prep] the | 21 |
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| 18 | [vb -s] about [prep] the | 20 |
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| 19 | and about [prep] the | 15 |
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| 20 | messing about [prep] the | 15 |
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| 21 | [coord] about [prep] the | 15 |
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| 22 | and about [prep] the | 15 |
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| 23 | [conj] about [prep] the | 15 |
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| 24 | come about [prep] the | 14 |
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| 25 | moving about [prep] the | 14 |
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| 26 | [adv] about [prep] the | 13 |
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| 27 | [be] about [prep] the | 13 |
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| 28 | be about [prep] the | 13 |
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| 29 | hanging about [prep] the | 12 |
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| 30 | put about [prep] the | 12 |
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