Appendix:

The PHRASE List

Phrasal expressions divided to match 1K frequency bands of the most common word families in
the BNC. The Integrated List Rank represents where each item falls when both lists (individual and
phrase lists) are merged together.

There are three categories of genre with frequency information to help the list user discern the
appropriateness/usefulness of each phrase. The frequency information breaks down as follows:

* * * = phrase most common in this genre (or as common)

* * = phrase less common in this genre

* = phrase infrequent in this genre

X = phrase rare or non-existent in this genre

Integrated
Phrase Frequency Spoken Written Written
Example
List Rank (per 100 million) general general academic

107 HAVE TO 83092 *** ** * I exercise because Ihave to.

165 THERE IS/ARE 59833 *** *** ** There aresome problems.

We have questions,such
415 SUCH AS 30857 * *** *** ashow it happened.

GOING TO
463
(FUTURE)
28259 *** ** x I?mgoing tothink about it.

483 OF COURSE 26966 *** ** * He said he?d comeof course.

Aftera fewdrinks, she started

489 A FEW 26451 *** ** * to dance.

1
 Well, you could email meat
518 AT LEAST 25034 *** ** ** least.

She hadsuch astrange sense

551 SUCH A(N) 23894 *** ** * of humor.

It?s fine, but,I mean, is it worth

556 I MEAN 23616 *** x x the price?

They go campinga lotin the

598 A LOT 22332 *** * x summer.

RATHER Children,rather thanadults,

631
THAN
21085 *** *** *** tend to learn quickly.

2
 Park itso thatthe wheels are
635 SO THAT 20966 *** ** * curbed.

I like to work outa lit-

655 A LITTLE 20296 *** ** * tlebefore dinner.

There wasa bitof drama

674 A BIT (OF) 19618 *** ** x today at the office.

717 AS WELL AS 18041 *** *** *** She jogsas well asswims.

The researchers tried several

803 IN FACT 15983 *** *** ** approaches,in fact.

3
 (BE) LIKELY To be honest, I?mlikely
807
TO
15854 *** *** *** toforget.

Hewent onfor a while before

825 GO ON 15610 *** *** * stopping for lunch.

Obamais toaddress the

845 IS TO 15232 x *** x media this afternoon.

A NUMBER A number ofconcerns were

854
OF
15090 ** *** *** raised.

879 AT ALL 14650 *** *** ** Do you have any kidsat all?

They walked togetheras ifno

888 AS IF 14470 ** *** x time had passed.

4
 USED TO Itused tosnow much more
892
(PAST)
14411 *** * x often.

The messagewas tobe

894 WAS TO 14366 x *** ** transmitted worldwide.

Not onlywas it cheap, it was

908 NOT ONLY 14110 *** *** *** delicious.

He would defendthose
913 THOSE WHO 13951 x *** *** whohad no voice.

5
 The police had several issues
934 DEAL WITH 13634 *** *** ** todeal with.

LEAD TO Excessive smoking canlead

939
(CAUSE)
13555 * *** ** toheart disease.

951 SORT OF 13361 *** x x It?ssort ofwhy I?m here.

THE FOLLOW- He madethe follow-

974
ING
12963 x * *** ingremarks.

We shared a roomin order

984 IN ORDER TO 12762 ** *** *** toreduce costs

6
 HAVE GOT I don?t know what hehas
988
(+NP)
12734 *** * x gotplanned.

HAVE GOT
1033
TO
12270 *** ** x Youhave got totry this salad.

The whole thing wasset

1079 SET UP 11560 ** *** ** upbeforehand.

There was some confusionas

1082 AS TO 11535 * *** *** toits whereabouts.

7
1083 AS WELL 11519 *** *** *** I like itas well.

Based onthe reports, it seems

1088 BASED ON 11440 ** *** *** it was an accident.

It was not as easy tocarry

1146 CARRY OUT 10753 * ** *** outwithout funding.

No one was sure exactly why

1169 TAKE PLACE 10556 *** *** ** ittook placethere.

8
 Itend tothink it?s actually a
1175 TEND TO 10504 *** *** *** political matter.

Many people believe it isdue

1183 DUE TO 10454 *** *** *** toglobal warming.

Ifail tosee the humor in all

1204 FAIL TO 10263 *** *** *** this.

The good thing is that they

1209 EACH OTHER 10160 *** ** * still haveeach other.

9
 What is your limit,in terms
1234 IN TERMS OF 9881 *** *** *** ofprice?

I will speak tono oneabout

1262 NO ONE 9597 *** ** * this.

She dropped by topick upher

1299 PICK UP 9252 *** ** x friend.

UP TO (MAXI- Up totwenty people may be

1352
MUM)
8733 *** *** *** interviewed for the job.

10
 A SINGLE Nota singleidea emerged
1356
(?ANY?)
8710 *** ** * from the meeting.

Fortunately, it isno longera

1371 NO LONGER 8556 ** *** ** concern now.

Bargains can be found if you

1387 LOOK FOR 8377 *** ** * know what tolook for.

1427 LAST NIGHT 7992 *** * x What did he saylast night?

11
 He was tired andas a re-
1438 AS A RESULT 7939 * ** *** sultnot very aware.

IN ADDITION The house was well locatedin

1453
(TO)
7822 ** *** *** addition.

That kid needs towork onhis

1487 WORK ON 7600 *** ** * attitude.

THINK I?mthinking aboutchanging

1517
ABOUT
7243 *** ** x careers.

12
 FOR IN- That holds true for even the
1529
STANCE
7138 * *** *** governorfor instance.

I don?t worry about ittoo

1530 TOO MUCH 7123 *** ** * much.

And the problemyou seeis

1532 YOU SEE 7102 *** x x with awareness-raising.

IN PARTICU- There?s nothingin particu-

1533
LAR
7092 ** *** *** larwrong with it.

13
 They needa couple ofminutes
1542 A COUPLE OF 7007 *** ** x still.

1556 INSTEAD OF 6907 *** *** ** He can goinstead ofme.

But we cancome backto that

1573 COME BACK 6772 *** *** *** later.

14
1591 LOOK LIKE 6595 *** ** x It?s not what itlooks like.

1605 FIND OUT 6499 *** *** ** How did youfind out?

Shepointed outthat it was

1638 POINT OUT 6325 *** *** *** getting late.

Are there any others,apart

1647 APART FROM 6287 *** *** *** fromhim?

15
 Hard timescall fortough
1657 CALL FOR 6243 * *** ** measures.

Did youmanage toget in

1661 MANAGE TO 6234 *** *** ** touch at all?

He had a thingor twoto drink,

1667 OR TWO 6192 *** ** * then left.

A FURTHER It?sa furtherreason to

1681
(?ANOTHER?)
6121 * ** *** reconsider the project.

16
 It?s supposed tocome outon
1696 COME OUT 6031 *** *** *** Friday.

BE EXPECTED They can?tbe expected tojust

1713
TO
5964 *** *** ** sit there and wait.

The new boardsought tofind

1716 SEEK TO 5937 * *** *** alternative solutions.

GO You can?t imagine what

1733
THROUGH
5857 *** *** ** I?mgoing through.

17
 It seems to work, but what of
1740 LONG TERM 5831 *** *** *** thelong termeffects?

Excessive criticismresulted
1759 RESULT IN 5763 * ** *** infeelings of animosity.

THAT IS (RE- It?s yours, as long as you

1764
PHRASING)
5737 *** *** *** paythat is.

EVEN I can?teven thoughit looks

1778
THOUGH
5664 *** *** *** easy enough.

18
 Eventually,a range ofevents
1779 A RANGE OF 5651 *** *** *** changed that.

THE LATTER The lattermay still be a chal-

1815
(anaphor)
5519 x ** *** lenge.

I had tomake surebefore I

1818 MAKE SURE 5510 *** *** ** opened the door.

You can?t just let the kidstake

1843 TAKE OVER 5394 *** *** ** over.

19
1850 CONSIST OF 5362 * *** *** What does itconsist of?

As soon ashe can he will call

1861 AS SOON AS 5323 *** *** ** you back.

AT THE TIME
1873 (WHEN THIS 5282 *** *** ** I was busyat the time.
HAPPENED)

ON THE On the other hand, the busi-

1877
OTHER HAND
5267 *** *** ** ness did make a profit.

20
 ON ONES
1886
OWN
5240 *** *** * You did thison your own?

If it?sall rightI think I?ll head

1894 ALL RIGHT 5230 *** ** x off to bed.

All baggage issubject toin-

1900 SUBJECT TO 5218 x * *** spection.

AFTER ALL He is only six years old,after

1904
(adv.)
5197 *** *** * all.

21
 IN FRONT OF She did not want to say any-
1908
(BEFORE)
5190 *** *** ** thingin front ofthe kids.

I think it has somethingto do

1910 TO DO WITH 5184 *** * *? withphysics.

Brochureswent outto pro-

1912 GO OUT 5173 *** *** * spective buyers.

A GOOD/
1920 GREAT DEAL 5126 *** *** * She meansa great dealto me.
(MUCH)

22
 We can stop for lunchon the
1929 ON THE WAY 5085 *** ** * way.

It makes no differenceas long

1931 AS LONG AS 5084 *** *** * asit?s done.

SO FAR (UN-
1951
TIL NOW)
5018 *** *** *** Any questionsso far?

1958 OUGHT TO 5002 *** * x She hasn?t but sheought to.

23
 AT THE MO- They have a lot going onat
1959
MENT
5001 *** *** ** the moment.

He smiled then,as thoughre-

1967 AS THOUGH 4988 * *** ** membering a joke.

COME TO Wecame tosee it for what it

1970
(EVOLVE TO)
4970 ** *** * was.

Along withhis dog, the cat

1974 ALONG WITH 4948 ** *** ** slowly stopped eating.

24
 MAY WELL He hasn?t yet butmay welltry
1982
(COULD)
4931 *** *** *** before long.

There was no way toget

2001 GET OUT 4858 *** ** x outof work that Friday.

FOLLOWED The workshop will befol-

2013
BY
4816 * *** *** lowed bytime for questions.

IN (THE It?s greatin thatthere are so

2018
SENSE) THAT
4805 *** *** *** many restaurants.

25
 THE CASE It?s notthe casethat I don?t
2022
(TRUE)
4794 ** *** *** love him.

I don?t wish totake upmore

2038 TAKE UP 4717 *** ** * time than is necessary.

ACCOUNT They?ll need toaccount

2060
FOR
4642 * *** *** fortheir actions.

She accomplished what

2064 SET OUT 4624 * *** ** sheset outto do.

26
 What are you thinking,as far
2067 AS FAR AS 4619 *** *** ** asfeasibility on this?

CONCERNED They spoke on issuescon-

2068
WITH
4619 * *** *** cerned withculture.

2075 ABOUT TO 4600 *** *** * Things wereabout tochange.

SUPPOSED I didn?t go, but I wassupposed

2086
TO
4586 *** ** ** to.

27
 My parents arrived, then John,
2087 AND SO ON 4584 *** *** *** his wife,and so on.

2105 COME ON 4519 *** * x Come on, think about it!

You?d better think twice be-

2124 TAKE ON 4451 ** *** * foretaking onmore work.

I?m trying towork outwhat it

2131 WORK OUT 4432 *** ** ** stands for.

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 ALL OVER
The news wasall overthe
2135 (EVERY- 4420 *** *** * web.
WHERE)

No oneother thanyou could

2149 OTHER THAN 4380 ** *** *** have come up with it.

In terms of colour, threeout

2156 OUT OF 4361 * *** *** offive were silver.

2157 TURN OUT 4354 *** *** ** How did itturn out?

29
 She did more than justlook
2164 LOOK AFTER 4332 *** ** x afterthe finances.

At lastwe met over coffee last

2173 AT LAST 4306 ** *** * week.

Anda variety ofissues seemed

2179 A VARIETY OF 4283 ** *** *** to stall the process.

Notat first, but just the other

2180 AT FIRST 4275 *** *** *** day there was one.

30
 A dayor solater he called me
2216 OR SO 4164 *** *** *** back on my mobile.

I don?t know about you but

2231 IN FAVOUR 4073 *** *** *** I?minfavour.

2258 GIVE UP 3997 *** *** * You can?t justgive up.

GET TO (AR- When hegot tothe end he

2263
RIVE AT)
3979 *** ** * started to weep.

31
 FIND ONE-
2280
SELF
3917 ** *** * Ifound myselfdriving home.

It was easygetting upbut the

2298 GET UP 3857 *** ** x commute was awful.

2345 CARRY ON 3759 *** *** ** He could simply notcarry on.

If I could I?dgo backand do it

2361 GO BACK 3722 *** *** *** all over again.

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 But today I?d like tofocus
2371 FOCUS ON 3703 ** *** *** onsomething different.

2379 AT ONCE 3684 ** *** ** I did itat once.

2384 IT TAKES 3670 *** *** *** No matter whatit takes.

GET ON/OFF We waited for hours in the

2388
(TRANs)
3656 *** ** x queue toget on.

33
2404 AS A WHOLE 3615 ** *** *** As a wholeit?s OK.

There was nothing she could

2407 IN PRACTICE 3609 * *** *** doin practice.

By the timedinner started

2408 BY THE TIME 3607 *** *** * there were none left.

Lots ofthem do travel during

2409 LOTS OF 3605 *** ** x the winter months.

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 The priest wassaid to bemiss-
2417 SAID TO BE 3586 x *** * ing.

2425 IN TIME 3566 ** *** ** You willin time.

The supermarketin turnwill

2429 IN TURN 3558 * ** *** donate seven thousand.

Once again, this was com-

2437 ONCE AGAIN 3532 *** *** *** pletely unforeseen.

35
2439 ALL THE TIME 3527 *** ** * I go thereall the time.

ON THE BA- She cameon the basisthat it

2442
SIS (OF)
3515 * *** *** would help her.

The windows arekind

2445 KIND OF 3510 *** * x offogged up.

I reallygot intowhat he was

2446 GET INTO 3508 *** ** * talking about.

36
2454 RELY ON 3488 *** *** *** He has no one else torely on.

I could reallygo fora ham-

2483 GO FOR 3421 *** * x burger right now.

Theyaim tocomplete the

2484 AIM TO 3415 * *** *** project by the spring.

MAKE UP Hispanicsmake upa large

2498
(?COMPRISE?)
3394 * *** *** part of the population.

37
2531 APPEAL TO 3299 ** *** ** Itappeals toyounger learners.

2536 END UP 3285 *** *** ** Weended upgoing anyway.

SHAKE ONE?S He justshook his headand

2548
HEAD
3250 * *** x laughed.

NO MORE
No more thanfive of them had
2557 THAN 3226 * ** *** auto insurance.
(?ONLY?)

38
2575 GET BACK 3178 *** ** * What time will weget back?

2584 WHAT ABOUT 3160 *** ** x Butwhat abouttomorrow?

IN OTHER The groups arein other

2586
WORDS
3159 *** *** *** wordsconservative.

As forthe promotion, there

2588 AS FOR 3157 ** *** ** may be other options.

39
 No one cared,not evenwhen
2599 NOT EVEN 3128 *** *** *** they saw the photos.

You?reentitled toyour
2606 ENTITLED TO 3113 * *** *** opinion.

Prior tothe event, the organiz-

2608 PRIOR TO 3110 * *** *** ers called the band.

You maychoose tobelieve

2616 CHOOSE TO 3099 ** *** *** what the papers say.

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 SOME-
She makessomething likefive
2622 THING LIKE 3092 *** * x grand a month.
(?AROUND?)

2624 KNOWN TO 3091 x *** *** He?sknown tobe like that.

IN TOUCH
2636
(WITH)
3060 *** *** * Are you two at allin touch?

In the endit?s like what they

2637 IN THE END 3050 *** *** ** say about horses.

41
2654 IN THE WAY 3013 *** ** x I won?t standin the way.

He doesn?tcare forit very

2657 CARE FOR 3004 *** ** *? much in his tea.

IN THE In the eventyou change your

2658
EVENT (OF)
2998 x *** *** mind, let me know.

2675 THEY SAY 2962 *** * x They sayit tastes like chicken.

42
 Anyso calledrumors are as
2688 SO CALLED 2944 ** *** *** easily their fault.

TAKE INTO You must alsotake into ac-

2702
ACCOUNT
2921 * *** *** countthe rush hour.

IN RESPECT There was nothingin respect

2709
OF
2909 x *** *** ofdrink.

OUT OF (US- The walls are madeout

2711
ING)
2907 *** *** ** ofwood.

43
 AT THE SAME
At the same timeit may be
2719 TIME (CON- 2892 ** *** *** worth it.
VERSELY)

Next tohis sister, he was the

2724 NEXT TO 2882 *** *** * best looking of them.

2734 TURN UP 2865 *** * x The moneyturned uplater.

POINT OF They all had a differentpoint

2735
VIEW
2864 ** *** *** of view.

44
 There?s nothing to doat pres-
2744 AT PRESENT 2847 * *** *** ent.

USED TO (AC- It may take a while to getused

2752
CUSTOMED)
2831 *** *** * to.

WHETHER OR It depends onwhether or

2759
NOT
2824 * *** *** nothe comes on time.

There are systemsin placeto

2767 IN PLACE 2805 * *** *** handle that.

45
 NO DOUBT She can and willno doubtim-
2776
(SURELY)
2791 ** *** * prove over time.

I?m afull timefan of his

2785 FULL TIME 2761 *** *** * music.

They managed tosort outev-

2817 SORT OUT 2696 *** ** ** erything on their own.

2823 IN A WAY 2684 *** *** * It?s funnyin a way.

46
 OR SOME-
The sales clerk seemed dis-
2826 THING (PER- 2683 *** * x tractedor something.
HAPS)

ON BEHALF I?d like to apologizeon behalf

2827
OF
2679 x * *** ofthe committee.

2828 OVER THERE 2678 *** * x He put it wayover there.

In spite ofall the work there

2829 IN SPITE OF 2676 * *** *** were few alterations.

47
2831 THATS IT 2674 *** * x That?s itfor today, I?m afraid.

It isin partthe reason people

2848 IN PART 2652 x *** *** come here.

2857 OH NO 2642 *** x x Oh nonot again.

Do you have anything spe-

2859 IN MIND 2638 *** *** ** cialin mind?

48
 (WITH) RE- There was some confu-
2863
GARD TO
2630 * *** *** sionwith regard topayment.

ONE AN- They looked atone anoth-

2868
OTHER
2623 * *** * erfor a few minutes.

2871 AS FOLLOWS 2620 x ** *** The plan isas follows.

The aboveonly underscores

2879 THE ABOVE 2608 x *** *** strength of the data.

49
 To datethere have been over
2888 TO DATE 2600 * *** *** nine instances.

2892 GO INTO 2595 *** ** * I won?tgo intowhat he said.

You don?t seetoo manylike

2898 TOO MANY 2587 *** *** *** that one, I?ll tell you.

IN THE In the course ofthe discussion

2899
COURSE OF
2585 * *** *** the manager left.

50
 MORE OR It?smore or lesswhat we
2903
LESS
2579 *** *** *** imagined I suppose.

There are manyshort

2906 SHORT TERM 2574 *** *** *** termgains to be had.

The study isaimed atexplor-

2907 AIMED AT 2573 * *** *** ing how people use it.

Shewent offwithout even say-

2919 GO OFF 2551 * *** x ing goodbye.

51
 In caseyou?re wondering, this
2926 IN CASE 2536 *** *** *** isn?t my natural color.

There are simply no jobsout

2941 OUT THERE 2513 *** ** x thereright now.

He wasled byhis competitive

2942 LED BY 2511 x *** ** drive above all.

MORE AND More and moreit?s about the

2967
MORE
2468 *** *** ** customer.

52
2970 HAVE A LOOK 2464 *** * x Why don?t youhave a look?

I don?tbelieve incorporal
2981 BELIEVE IN 2450 *** *** x punishment.

There?s no better way toput

2983 PUT IT (SAY) 2449 *** ** * it, I think.

It?s whatthese daysthe media

2992 THESE DAYS 2440 *** *** * call viral?.

53
 He was able to stayin
2999 IN CHARGE 2432 *** *** *** chargewhile she was away.

3000 FEEL LIKE 2431 *** * x Ifeel likeeating out.

UP TO (UN- I walkedup tothe window

3016
TIL)
2409 *** *** ** and paused.

Haven?t you everheard

3022 HEARD OF 2403 *** *** * ofmanners?

54
 It?s something we all wanted
3044 TAKE PART IN 2374 * *** *** totake part in.

The plan was finein so far

3059 IN SO FAR AS 2344 * ** *** astime and transport.

3061 PART TIME 2343 *** *** * She can take it onpart time.

LOOK FOR- It?s something we can alllook

3067
WARD TO
2331 ** *** x forward to.

55
 The film was not a horroras
3094 AS SUCH 2290 * *** *** such.

It?sbound tobe better next

3104 BOUND TO 2278 *** *** *** time.

3113 TURN ON 2266 *** *** * It won?tturn on.

3121 SET TO 2258 *** *** * He?sset toarrive today.

56
3134 MOVE ON 2245 *** *** * I?d like tomove onif I may.

IN CONTRAST The inside was amazingin

3149
(TO)
2229 * *** *** contrast.

3152 THIS STAGE 2223 *** *** *** We can?t atthis stage.

Sheall butgave up when she

3157 ALL BUT 2214 *** ** * saw her test score.

57
 It isabove allwhat people
3160 ABOVE ALL 2212 ** *** *** care most about.

3162 RID OF 2212 *** *** * She was happy to berid ofit.

It?s not due till tomorrowin

3197 IN ANY CASE 2159 *** *** *** any case.

And it?sthanks toher research

3199 THANKS TO 2159 *** *** *** that we know that.

58
 The problem won?t justgo
3205 GO AWAY 2150 *** ** * away.

I call on youonce moremy

3207 ONCE MORE 2146 ** *** ** fellow citizens.

3220 OH WELL 2129 *** x x It was due yesterday?Oh well.

I?d like tofollow upon what

3222 FOLLOW UP 2128 * ** *** that gentleman said.

59
 I don?t know, but Iwould
3224 WOULD SAY 2128 *** *** *** sayat least twenty.

It wasfound tobe of little use

3235 FOUND TO 2104 x ** *** in battle.

I haven?t seen it but

3240 MEANT TO 2098 *** *** ** it?smeant tobe his best so far.

If you canhang onfor just a

3263 HANG ON 2074 *** ** x second.

60
 The ideaturned intosome-
3265 TURN INTO 2072 *** *** * thing amazing.

SOMETHING There?ssomething abouther I

3268
ABOUT
2071 *** ** x find interesting.

I thought they?d be hereby

3295 BY NOW 2044 *** *** * now.

3308 THINK SO 2033 *** * * Do youthink so?

61
 Why don?t yougo aheadand
3320 GO AHEAD 2023 *** ** * call him again?

BRING It was expected that he

3322
ABOUT
2022 x *** ** wouldbring aboutchange.

3323 HAD BETTER 2022 *** *** * Theyhad betterlisten.

The plan was executein

IN ACCOR-
3327
DANCE WITH
2017 x ** *** accordance withmunicipal
guidelines.

62
 Hecalled onhis members of
3328 CALL ON 2016 * *** * staff for advice.

It can be slightly frustratingat

3331 AT TIMES 2014 *** *** *** times.

3340 ALL THE WAY 2007 *** *** *** I?m with youall the way.

In effectit was like being in

3349 IN EFFECT 1995 ** *** *** space.

63
 It?s something you
3355 AFFORD TO 1989 *** *** * can?tafford tomiss.

I can?t stand thesight ofit, to

3357 SIGHT OF 1988 *** *** ** tell you the truth.

It?s something you should

3362 IN ADVANCE 1983 *** *** *** doin advance.

ON THE PART There are no barrierson the

3379
OF
1965 * *** *** part ofthe government.

64
 Did you manage tobring
3387 BRING UP 1958 *** ** ** upthe holiday pay?

I was hungry by the time

3388 TAKE OFF 1957 *** *** * wetook off.

He cluttered his deskso as

3390 SO AS TO 1954 ** *** *** toappear busy.

TAKE ADVAN- Some people just want totake

3396
TAGE
1949 *** *** *** advantage.

65
 Short ofcalling the doctor, I
3399 SHORT OF 1944 * *** *** don?t know what to do.

OVER THE She hasover the yearsvisited

3402
YEARS
1942 *** *** *** many cities.

It?s plugged in but it

3406 SWITCH ON 1935 *** ** * won?tswitch on.

BY NO We haveby no meanscon-
3417
MEANS
1925 ** *** *** cluded the matter.

66
 COULD Icould hardlywait for the
3431
HARDLY
1911 *** *** * weekend.

COME UP Is that the best you

3446
WITH
1898 *** ** * couldcome up with?

The bookin questionwas

3448 IN QUESTION 1898 x * *** published last year.

IN THE FIRST He couldn?t see how it got

3450
PLACE
1897 *** ** ** therein the first place.

67
 The bicycleproved to beof
3456 PROVE TO BE 1893 * *** *** immense value.

What they havein commonis

3457 IN COMMON 1890 *** *** *** their stamina.

No matterwhat they say, it?s

3461 NO MATTER 1888 *** *** * down to you now.

AT THIS At this pointthere?s no telling

3465
POINT
1884 ** *** *** who might win.

68
 The carin itselfwasn?t
3491 IN ITSELF 1855 ** *** *** enough incentive.

The formercan actually re-

3502 THE FORMER 1842 x *** *** quire much more money.

3511 IF ONLY 1830 ** *** * If onlyI?d known sooner.

3525 YET TO 1818 ** *** *** The package isyet toarrive.

69
 UP TO (DECI- I?ll leave itup toyou if that?s
3534
SIONS)
1807 *** *** ** all right.

OR WHAT- The challengeor whateveris

3536
EVER
1806 *** x x doing it under budget.

The responsibility was expect-

3548 HAND OVER 1798 *** ** * ed to behanded over.

IN THE LIGHT In the light ofthe results, we

3554
OF
1789 * *** *** delayed the study.

70
 IN THE SAME In the same way, Apple ap-
3560
WAY
1784 ** *** *** peals to the young.

3567 THAT MUCH 1781 *** * x I don?t go outthat much.

The extent to whichthe

THE EXTENT preceding can be asserted is
3601
TO WHICH
1751 x * *** largely dependent on what
emerges in the study.

FOR SOME He?s actually been study-

3632
TIME
1725 ** *** ** ingfor some timenow.

71
 IN RETURN In returnI?d like to present
3640
(FOR)
1720 *** *** *** you with this gift.

The children were boredto

3650 TO DEATH 1714 *** ** x death.

ON THE The decision was madeon the

3652
GROUNDS
1713 ** *** *** groundsof safety.

3670 OH DEAR 1700 *** x x He didn?t?Oh dear.

72
3672 IN FULL 1698 x ** *** She paidin full.

Are youon boardwith the

3673 ON BOARD 1698 *** *** * decision?

TO SOME It isto some extentwhat is

3686
EXTENT
1688 *** *** *** considered standard.

SOME KIND What are you,some kind

3695
OF
1678 *** ** x ofgenius?

73
3700 KEEP UP 1674 *** *** * Keep upif you can.

3709 NO IDEA 1670 *** * x You haveno idea.

GREATER Anythinggreater thanfive is

3712
THAN
1666 * ** *** fine.

HAPPEN TO Thishappens tobe my first

3715
(BE)
1664 *** ** x conference.

74
 HELD THAT The congressheld thatit was
3718
(?BELIEVED?)
1661 x ** *** acceptable.

Faced withdefeat, he changed

3722 FACED WITH 1658 * *** * tactics.

Unfortunately,doing soalso
3733 DO(ING) SO 1647 * *** *** meant facing traffic.

3738 SET OFF 1644 ** *** x Weset offat noon.

75
 PUT FOR- The groupput forwardseveral
3740
WARD
1640 * ** *** other proposals.

FROM TIME He does come roundfrom

3760
TO TIME
1627 *** ** * time to time.

He hasn?tthe meansto get

3791 THE MEANS 1626 * *** *** there.

And they haven?t been the

3762 EVER SINCE 1622 *** *** * sameever since.

76
3763 JUST ABOUT 1622 *** * x Am I finished?Just about.

AS OPPOSED Better now, as opposed to

3771
TO
1615 ** *** *** what?

The protestsgave rise tonew

3774 GIVE RISE TO 1613 * *** *** violence.

They were thinking on alarge

3780 LARGE SCALE 1610 * *** *** scale.

77
 Doesn?t itmake senseto do it
3782 MAKE SENSE 1608 *** ** * that way?

It was possible to achieveby

3789 BY MEANS OF 1602 * *** *** means ofcoercion.

The employees werein

3790 IN SHORT 1602 x ** *** shorttired of it.

3791 A BIT OF A 1599 *** * x He?sa bit of afilm fanatic.

78
 They did keep in touch after
3796 BREAK UP 1595 *** ** x theybroke up.

BUT THEN I went over budget,but thenI

3803
(AGAIN)
1589 *** ** x expected I would.

3830 ALL TOO 1571 *** *** x Why is thisall toofamiliar?

The authoritiesput upa sign

3831 PUT UP 1571 *** *** x to notify the public.

79
 You need to find something
3847 GOOD AT 1562 *** * x you?regood at.

A little bit of compassion can

3851 A LONG WAY 1557 *** *** * goa long way.

Unfortunately, the player

3854 AMOUNT TO 1556 ** *** *** neveramounted tomuch.

He did attend university, but

3861 FOR LONG 1553 *** *** * notfor long.

80
 The operation isrun bytwo
3883 (BE) RUN BY 1540 ** *** ** college students.

I?ll have to thinksome

3887 SOME MORE 1539 *** * * morebefore deciding.

IN THE AB- In the absence oftruth, there

3888
SENCE OF
1538 x ** *** is only conjecture.

3895 ALL SORTS OF 1535 *** *** * We haveall sorts oftime left.

81
3896 GET ON WITH 1535 *** *** x I need toget on withmy work.

It?sno goodsitting there you

3902 NO GOOD 1528 *** ** x have to type.

YET ANOTH- That?syet anotherday gone

3939
ER
1500 ** *** *** by with nothing done.

Her input waskey tothe

3940 KEY TO 1499 ** *** *** project?s success.

82
3947 IM AFRAID 1495 *** * x It hasn?t arrived,I?m afraid.

You cannot undothat

3955 THAT WHICH 1491 x *** *** whichhas already been done.

If so, you may want to con-

3960 IF SO 1488 ** *** *** sider Greece.

3973 RIGHT NOW 1482 *** ** x The best time isright now.

83
 She reconsideredin view
3979 IN VIEW OF 1477 x ** *** ofher children.

3984 IN DETAIL 1473 ** *** *** I can explainin detail.

REFLECTED The artist?s angst isreflected

3989
IN
1471 ** *** *** inher painting.

3992 NO SUCH 1470 ** *** *** He saidno suchthing.

84
 NOTHING I havenothing butrespect for
4004
BUT
1466 *** *** * her.

IN THE FACE They quitin the face ofthe

4020
OF
1457 * *** *** media scrutiny.

It can be developedsuch
4023 SUCH THAT 1454 * *** *** thatit does not interfere.

OUT OF Most commuters driveout

4025
(?DUE TO?)
1453 *** *** * ofpure necessity.

85
 The peoplenext doordidn?t
4029 NEXT DOOR 1449 *** *** x seem to mind.

TO THE It gotto the pointI couldn?t

4032
POINT
1447 *** *** *** breathe.?

MAKE ITS/ The mousemade its

4035
ONE?S WAY
1446 * *** x wayacross the field.

4037 IN HAND 1443 ** *** x It was wellin handby then.

86
 GET TO (OP-
4052
PORTUNITY)
1437 *** *** x Did youget totry the cheese?

By the way, what day is the

4058 BY THE WAY 1433 *** ** x wedding?

BY CON- The weather wasby contrasta

4061
TRAST
1430 ** *** *** pleasant surprise.

RUN OUT You need to get milk before

4062
(OF)
1430 *** ** x yourun out.

87
4063 IN PRINCIPLE 1429 * *** *** You canin principle.

It does nothing toadd tothe

4071 ADD TO 1424 ** *** *** scenery.

4072 AS YET 1423 * *** *** I?m not convincedas yet.

There?s no reason to put pass-

4077 AT RISK 1419 * *** *** ers byat risk.

88
 She madea merepenny per
4092 A MERE 1410 * *** *** shirt.

Dogs have beenshown

4093 SHOWN TO 1409 x ** *** tohelp.

ON THE ONE
4095
HAND
1406 *** ** * On the one hand, it?s cheap.

It was onlyby way ofbribery

4099 BY WAY OF 1404 * *** ** that they managed.

89
 ON THE I can?t wait to geton the
4107
ROAD
1400 ** *** x roadagain.

BEAR IN It was designedbearing in

4109
MIND
1398 *** *** *** mindenvironmental impact.

OLD FASH- He?s just a bitold fash-

4113
IONED
1393 *** *** x ionedsometimes.

4136 FOR SALE 1379 * *** x The house isfor sale.

90
 OR ANY- I don?t want any troubleor
4138
THING
1379 *** * x anything.

It ismost likelythe reason for

4143 MOST LIKELY 1376 *** *** *** the warming.

The other variables have

4153 PROVIDE FOR 1370 x ** *** beenprovided for.

Even so, it?s no way to treat a

4165 EVEN SO 1363 *** *** ** guest.

91
 COME They happened tocome
4167
ACROSS
1362 ** *** * acrossa map.

It isfirst of allwhat most

4182 FIRST OF ALL 1352 *** * * people prefer.

MIGHT AS We?re here now so wemight

4195
WELL
1348 *** ** x as well.

The dinner waslimited tose-

4199 LIMITED TO 1346 x ** *** niors.

92
 TO ME (IN To mewhat matters is that it
4201
MY OPINION)
1345 *** * * gets done.

Mind you, that?s one reason

4207 MIND YOU 1342 *** * x why I go there.

AT A TIME
4210 (SIMULTANE- 1340 ** *** *** They went in twoat a time.
OUSLY)

4232 HALF PAST 1325 ** *** x I make ithalf past.

93
 WITH RE- She had nothing to addwith
4233
SPECT TO
1325 * *** *** respect tothe report.

CONSISTENT The results areconsistent

4242
WITH
1315 x * *** withour hypothesis.

He livesway outin the coun-

4248 WAY OUT 1309 *** *** x try.

They work withthird par-

4250 THIRD PARTY 1307 x x *** tysoftware too.

94
 CONTRARY The city is clean,contrary
4253
TO
1303 * ** *** topopular belief.

Two dollarsworth ofwood

4257 WORTH OF 1299 *** ** x was all he needed.

A GOOD (?AT It took hima goodsix or seven

4259
LEAST?)
1298 *** ** * years.

4261 ACT ON 1296 *** *** ** She neveracted onthat rage.

95
 It seemed fineexcept thatit
4262 EXCEPT THAT 1296 *** *** * was pink.

They carried on with theirday

4278 DAY TO DAY 1289 *** *** * to daytasks.

As usualhe left it until the last

4282 AS USUAL 1287 *** *** * minute.

LONG BE- Long beforeI could quit I was

4290
FORE
1282 *** *** *** offered a promotion.

96
 I gave up on that idealong
4307 LONG AGO 1273 *** *** *** ago.

The police, in conjunction

IN CONJUNC- withthe fire department, man-
4314
TION WITH
1270 x *** *** aged to keep the crowd under
control.

4319 UP TO DATE 1268 *** *** *** I try to keepup to date.

4333 LET ALONE 1261 *** *** *** I can?t runlet alonewalk.

97
4337 QUITE A LOT 1260 *** ** x I do swimquite a lot.

It was her chutzpah?if you

4342 IF YOU LIKE 1256 *** * x likethat impressed.

TO THE EX- He?s interestingto the ex-

4349
TENT
1253 x ** *** tentthat he knows a lot.

So far asI know it?s not the

4356 SO FAR AS 1251 ** *** * first time either.

98
 It was no surprisegiven thatit
4362 GIVEN THAT 1247 ** *** *** was her job.

The decision isin line withthe

4372 IN LINE WITH 1240 ** *** *** department?s wishes.

ON THE It was acceptableon the

4374
WHOLE
1238 *** *** *** whole.

Do youcare tocomment at
4396 CARE TO 1223 *** *** x all?

99
 TAKE AC- We did nottake account
4408
COUNT OF
1217 * ** *** ofthe paperwork.

SOMETHING He said he had a meeting to

4461
LIKE THAT
1192 *** x x go to orsomething like that.

4462 MAKE USE OF 1191 *** *** *** Wemade use ofthe stopover.

WHEN IT I?m hopelesswhen it comes

4465
COMES TO
1188 *** *** *** togoodbyes.

100
 The victimfilled inwhat was
4466 FILL IN 1187 *** *** *** stolen.

FOR ALL
For allhis money, he does not
4471 (CONSIDER- 1182 *** *** * seem very happy.
ING)

A QUESTION
4482
OF
1174 *** *** *** It?sa question oftrust.

4484 FOR LIFE 1172 *** *** ** And he stayed therefor life.

101
4497 GET AWAY 1165 *** *** x They managed toget away.

IN THE I?ll keep working on itin the

4501
MEANTIME
1161 *** *** ** meantime.

SOMETHING She?ssomething of
4522
OF A
1154 *** ** x amathematics wiz.

4523 THE ODD 1154 *** *** * I do playthe oddjazz tune.

102
 LITTLE MORE It?slittle more thanpageantry
4556
THAN
1133 * *** *** if you ask me.

WOULD YOU
4558
LIKE
1133 *** * x Would you liketea?

We want to help childrenin

4584 IN NEED 1122 * *** *** need.

TAKE FOR It?s just something I?ve al-

4587
GRANTED
1120 *** *** * waystaken for granted.

103
 IN THIS RE- In this respect, our study re-
4605
SPECT
1110 x *** *** futes earlier research.

PROVIDED It?s OKprovided thathe come

4606
THAT
1110 * *** *** up with the goods.

ALLOW FOR Even if youallow forinfla-

4614 (?CALCULATE 1105 * *** *** tion, the price increase still
IN?) seemsexhorbitant.

I took extra classes just

4634 CATCH UP 1095 *** *** x tocatch up.

104
 A GO (?AT-
4639
TEMPT?)
1093 *** ** x Why don?t you havea go?

FOR THE MO- For the momentthings seem

4649
MENT
1092 *** *** * stable.

AT THE EX- They were laughingat the

4656
PENSE OF
1086 * *** *** expense ofthe photo.

PUT TOGETH- Heput togetherthe proposal

4670
ER
1082 *** *** * in a matter of days.

105
 THINGS LIKE He does karate andthings like
4671
THAT
1082 *** * x that, you see.

It wasof littlerelevance, re-

4682 OF LITTLE 1079 ** *** ** ally.

4683 SHUT UP 1079 *** ** x I just couldn?tshut up.

4703 AS OF 1069 *** *** *** It was completedas ofJune.

106
4704 OVER TIME 1069 ** *** *** It might changeover time.

WOULD AP- They people have spoken,

4710
PEAR
1068 *** *** ** itwould appear.

THE OTHER
4711
DAY
1066 *** * x I thought of youthe other day.

In theorythat is why he went

4712 IN THEORY 1065 *** *** *** there.

107
 THOUGHT OF Beaches arethought ofas
4713
(AS)
1065 *** *** *** vacation spots.

4721 FOR GOOD 1061 *** * x It?s gonefor good.

He?s strangelyopposed
4726 OPPOSED TO 1059 * *** ** togun control.

COMMON
4749
SENSE
1049 *** *** *** To me it?scommon sense.

108
4754 BOTHER TO 1046 *** ** x He neverbothered toreply.

AS GOOD AS
4759
(LIKE)
1043 *** *** * It?sas good asgone.

I have proof toback upmy

4761 BACK UP 1042 *** *** * story.

TAKE CARE
4791
OF
1034 *** *** *? I?lltake care ofthis customer.

109
 THE SIGHT
4816
OF
1024 * *** x I can?t standthe sight ofit.

I?llgo roundasking if anyone

4819 GO ROUND 1022 *** *** x wants any more.

THE WHOLE Why don?t we just forgetthe

4834
THING
1015 *** * x whole thing?

4837 AT ONE TIME 1014 ** *** ** At one timeI thought that too.

110
 Meanwhile, he decided
4839 HEAD TO 1014 *** *** x tohead tothe hospital.

The food wasin a senseonly

4840 IN A SENSE 1014 *** ** ** part of the experience.

How much does he makeon

4841 ON AVERAGE 1014 ** *** * average?

4846 WAY ROUND 1013 *** *** x Do you know yourway round?

111
 Youcan tellfrom the mark-
4850 CAN TELL 1011 *** * x ings.

I dream of a lifefree
4896 FREE FROM 991 x *** *** fromstress.

AND ALL
4901
THAT
989 *** x x I like artand all that.

The party was a smashas it

4909 AS IT WERE 985 *** ** * were.

112
4915 WHAT IF 984 *** * * What ifwe could fly?

There was atouch ofsadness

4917 TOUCH OF 982 *** *** x in her voice.

4919 BETTER OFF 980 *** ** * You?rebetter offwithout him.

That symbol used tostand

4932 STAND FOR 977 * *** * forsomething.

113
 I think the government?sto
4944 TO BLAME 973 *** *** *** blame, really.

The bulk ofit was done by

4950 THE BULK OF 968 *** *** *** noon.

A HANDFUL Onlya handful ofthem were

4955
OF
965 *** *** *** actually awake.

(AT) THE It went well, but notat the

4959
OUTSET
963 *** *** *** outset.

114
 She wonby virtue ofher supe-
4991 BY VIRTUE OF 954 ** *** *** rior intellect.

I won?tturn downsuch a
5001 TURN DOWN 951 *** *** x great offer.

GET ON (?RE- My parent don?t reallyget

5010
LATE?)
944 *** * x onvery well.

Changes are alreadyunder

5022 UNDER WAY 939 x *** *** way.

115
 IN THE IN- They stoppedin the interest
5025
TEREST OF
938 * ** *** oftime.

ON THE MAR- How long has it beenon the

5051
KET
928 * *** ** market?

The rise in unemployment

5060 BY FAR 925 *** *** ** wasby farthe highest.

There isa degree ofirony in

5072 A DEGREE OF 921 * *** *** the story.

116
 Never mindthat it?s my birth-
5082 NEVER MIND 915 *** * x day today.

UP AND He wasup and downthe hall

5134
DOWN
898 ** *** x worrying about it.

IN ONE?S Gesture is a form of expres-

5156
OWN RIGHT
891 *** *** *** sionin its own right.

Now it?s justa case ofgetting

5169 A CASE OF 888 *** *** *** them to subscribe.

117
 Boston is walkable, and San
5171 MORE SO 887 *** *** *** Franciscomore so.

Men alwayscome up tome

5193 COME UP TO 881 *** *** x first.

IN WHICH That means it?s midnight,in

5216
CASE
872 ** *** *** which caseit?s closed.

5222 NO SIGN OF 871 *** *** x Stillno sign ofhim?

118
 JUST AS
5231
(?WHEN?)
869 *** *** x I saw himjust ashe left.

FOR THE He exaggerated his pointsfor

5244
SAKE OF
865 *** *** * the sake ofeffect.

IN A POSI- I?m notin a position tocom-

5247
TION TO
864 *** *** *** ment right now.

TO COME We?ll see how things go in the

5255
(FUTURE)
862 *** *** *** weeksto come.

119
 The group isbacked bythe
5285 BACKED BY 850 x *** x drug trade.

5303 AT BEST 844 *** *** * He?sat bestaverage.

The library holds awealth

5306 WEALTH OF 844 * *** *** ofknowledge.

THAT SORT He drinks a lot andthat sort

5309
OF THING
843 *** x x of thing.

120
 He could barelymake outher
5311 MAKE OUT 842 * *** x signature.

They were finally able

COME TO
5323
TERMS WITH
839 * *** * tocome to terms withthe
change in weather.

I?m not veryfond ofit, to be

5348 FOND OF 831 *** *** x honest.

WITH A VIEW It was writtenwith a view

5354
TO
829 ** *** *** toinspiring hope.

121
 There was noturning
5361 TURN BACK 827 * *** * backnow.

GET AWAY Somehow they managed

5366
WITH
824 *** *** x toget away withit.

5384 NO WONDER 820 *** ** x No wonderhe?s ranked first.

It was good for their over-

5438 WELL BEING 809 *** *** * allwell being.

122
5447 HOW ABOUT 805 *** * x How abouttomorrow?

TO GO (?RE-
5463
MAINING?)
801 *** ** x Two moreto go.

STRAIGHT
5479
AWAY
794 *** *** * They?ll get to itstraight away.

Owing tohis honesty, he was

5485 OWING TO 793 ** *** *** held in high esteem.

123
 Sorry we gotheld upon the
5491 HOLD UP 791 *** *** x M25.

He constantlylooked tous for

5492 LOOK TO 790 ** *** *** advice and support.

The countrieslaid outplans

5496 LAY OUT 789 *** *** *** for a peace agreement.

Theytoodthejewellery, the
5497 THE LOT 789 *** * x laptops,the lot.

124
5501 KEEP ON 788 *** ** x Freewayskept onbeing built.

MAKE UP You?d bettermake up your

5502
ONE?S MIND
788 *** ** x mind.

There were strange forcesat

5503 AT WORK 787 x *** *** work.

It allcame aboutthrough a
5504 COME ABOUT 787 ** *** * meeting back in April.

125