"Phrases in English" BNC N-Grams
Simple & RegEx Search

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Phrase to find
RegEx
(notes & RegEx help)

Enter 1-8 "words" or wildwords(+ ~), separated by spaces
Exact phrases longer than 2-3 words may yield no matches! Try wildwords; decrease minimum frequency.

Tamecards > Advanced Search 
     - matches space too (e.g. data-base matches data-base or data base)
     - matches null too    (e.g. data-base matches data-base or database)
POS Codes
optional
     Insert POS code
- Type word or wildword to match, then select POS code and click "Insert..."
- To insert code within a phrase, first place cursor or enter | at the desired insertion point.
   Check to suppress POS display
Minimum frequency
Show up to   phrases per search

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