SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] to the effect	311
2	[noun sg] to the effect	204
3	[noun pl] to the effect	76
4	[verb] to the effect	59
5	[adj] to the effect	42
6	statement to the effect	32
7	[noun prp] to the effect	29
8	[adj] to the effect	28
9	[pron] to the effect	25
10	statement to the effect	23
11	[conj] to the effect	23
12	[indef pn] to the effect	22
13	be to the effect	20
14	something to the effect	20
15	[be] to the effect	20
16	[vb pp] to the effect	20
17	something to the effect	20
18	[subord] to the effect	19
19	as to the effect	18
20	as to the effect	18
21	[v-ing] to the effect	14
22	[adv] to the effect	13
23	[num] to the effect	12
24	[adv] to the effect	11
25	statements to the effect	9
26	word to the effect	9
27	[was/were] to the effect	9
28	words to the effect	9
29	[vb past] to the effect	8
30	was to the effect	8