lexical verb + article + noun (+ prepositon) – English Grammar Profiler
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Lexical verb + noun phrase + prepositional phrase
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1 TAKE A LOOK AT 296242 B1
Let’s take a look at the rest of the house first.
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2 KEEP AN EYE ON 61814 B2
We will definitely keep an eye on her for you.
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3 MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN 32648 B2
I‘d like to help my country make a difference in the world.
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4 PLAY A ROLE IN 30849 B2
Did you ever see someone and know that they were to play a role in your life?
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5 PUT AN END TO 23395 B2
We‘ll phone Elizabeth‘s son and put an end to this once and for all.
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6 SEND AN EMAIL TO 18163 7 TAKING A LOOK AT 17341 8 PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 14439 9 TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 13930 10 TAKE A BREAK FROM 13754 11 KEEPING AN EYE ON 13242 12 PLAYED A ROLE IN 11791 13 PLAYS A ROLE IN 11680 14 TOOK A LOOK AT 11271 15 PURSUE A CAREER IN 10896 16 SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT 10525 17 KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 10427 18 BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN 10179
19 PLAY A PART IN 10029 B2
But where I play a part in your life
is to make sure that you stay here.
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20 PUT A STOP TO 9626 21 SEND A MESSAGE TO 9510 22 MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO 9229 23 TAKES A LOOK AT 9184 24 GOT A CALL FROM 8929 25 OPEN THE DOOR TO 8811 26 KNOW THE ANSWER TO 8747 27 MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 8523 28 KNOW A LOT ABOUT 8522 29 MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN 8137 30 MEANS A LOT TO 7992 31 RECEIVED A CALL FROM 7949 32 PUT A SMILE ON 7883 33 SENT A LETTER TO 7795 34 MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 7752 35 GET A HANDLE ON 7680 36 TAKE A TRIP TO 7671 37 LOOKS A LOT LIKE 7053 38 UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 6977 39 SAYS A LOT ABOUT 6873 40 HIT THE NAIL ON 6760 41 PLAYED A PART IN 6634 42 LEARN A LOT FROM 6515 43 RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM 6462 44 LEARNED A LOT ABOUT 6359 45 OPENS THE DOOR TO 6346 46 MAKE A DECISION ON 6255 47 LEARN A LOT ABOUT 6184 48 TAKE A PEEK AT 6164 49 FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON 6085 50 PAY A VISIT TO 6075 51 TAKING A BREAK FROM 6069 52 WROTE A LETTER TO 5985 53 PLANNING A TRIP TO 5964 54 RECEIVED A LETTER FROM 5949 55 GET A KICK OUT 5657 56 POSE A THREAT TO 5581 57 SEE AN INCREASE IN 5534 58 LEADING THE WAY IN 5458 59 PURSUING A CAREER IN 5449 60 LEARNED A LOT FROM 5042 61 WRITE A LETTER TO 4961 62 OPENED THE DOOR TO 4931 63 TAKE A CHANCE ON 4848 64 GET A LOOK AT 4732 65 MAKE AN IMPACT ON 4685 66 LED THE TEAM IN 4654 67 SHINE A LIGHT ON 4605 68 TAKE THE LEAD IN 4433 69 SEEN AN INCREASE IN 4372 70 MADE A DIFFERENCE IN 4368 71 SENT AN EMAIL TO 4276 72 PROVIDES AN INTRODUCTION TO 4251 73 FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN 4224 74 BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN 4215 75 TAKE A TOLL ON 4165 76 FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST 4141
77 STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN 4124
We shall strike a balance between culture and fun.
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78 TALK A LOT ABOUT 4122 79 RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM 4085 80 SENDING AN EMAIL TO 4071 81 MAKE A DECISION ABOUT 3963 82 BRING A SMILE TO 3936 83 EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN 3905 84 REDUCE THE HEAT TO 3905 85 GOT AN EMAIL FROM 3876 86 INCLUDE A LINK TO 3848 87 FIND A SOLUTION TO 3802 88 LOOK A LOT LIKE 3788 89 TAKE A DIP IN 3721 90 SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 3720 91 SOUNDS A LOT LIKE 3659 92 GIVE A SHIT ABOUT 3614 93 SEE THE VALUE IN 3581 94 TAKE AN INTEREST IN 3574 95 MAKE THE TRANSITION TO 3552 96 GET A JOB IN 3520 97 MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN 3509 98 MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT 3502 99 MAKE A DONATION TO 3492
100 SPEND THE MONEY ON 3475
PULLED A MUSCLE IN 175 C2
God!
I pulled a muscle in my back from yelling.
The Big Short
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1 TAKE A LOOK 365112 2 MAKE A DIFFERENCE 133746 3 FIND A WAY 106446 4 KEEP AN EYE 103195 5 TAKE THE TIME 94315 6 RESERVES THE RIGHT 82667 7 MEET THE NEEDS 65153 8 TAKING THE TIME 58991 9 GET A LOT 55164 10 SPEND A LOT 50600 11 GET THE JOB 50524 12 REDUCE THE RISK 49295 13 RESERVE THE RIGHT 48214 14 GET A CHANCE 47899 15 LIKE THE IDEA 46433 16 MAKE A DECISION 44589 17 CHANGE THE WAY 42953 18 FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS 42403 19 PLAY THE GAME 42171 20 PLAY A ROLE 41928 21 SOLVE THE PROBLEM 41230 22 TELLS THE STORY 40410 23 LEAVE A COMMENT 38922 24 TAKE A BREAK 38552 25 TAKE A MOMENT 38194 26 SEE A LOT 37759 27 REDUCE THE AMOUNT 36363 28 WATCH THE VIDEO 35699 29 SPENT A LOT 35391 30 IMPROVE THE QUALITY 34949 31 SEND AN EMAIL 34902 32 TAKES A LOT 34690 33 OPEN THE DOOR 34096 34 SPREAD THE WORD 33212 35 FEEL THE NEED 33179 36 GET A JOB 33086 37 GOT A LOT 32951 38 TAKE YOUR TIME 32204 39 KNOW A LOT 32045 40 GET AN IDEA 31343 41 GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY 31314 42 TAKE A LOT 31060 43 REDUCE THE NUMBER 30799 44 FOUND A WAY 30538 45 GET THE CHANCE 30258 46 RECEIVE AN EMAIL 29422 47 MADE THE DECISION 29287 48 MAKES NO SENSE 28722 49 MAKE A LOT 28239 50 TELL THE STORY 28100 51 MAKE AN APPOINTMENT 27628 52 TELL THE DIFFERENCE 27224 53 OFFERS A VARIETY 27175 54 INCREASE THE NUMBER 26994 55 INCREASE THE RISK 26987 56 MEET THE REQUIREMENTS 26884 57 THINK A LOT 26790 58 TAKE A WHILE 26754 59 LOVE THE IDEA 26637 60 TOOK THE TIME 26201 61 GET YOUR HANDS 26032 62 MAKE YOUR WAY 25606 63 GET A FEEL 25554 64 MADE A MISTAKE 25464 65 ANSWER THE QUESTION 25402 66 GET THE IDEA 25396 67 FIX THE PROBLEM 25374 68 PUT A LOT 25129 69 FOLLOW THE STEPS 25058 70 PLAYING THE GAME 24972 71 MAKES A DIFFERENCE 24760 72 TAKE A PICTURE 24643 73 MAKE A LIST 24571 74 CHANGE THE WORLD 24435 75 MAKING A DIFFERENCE 24396 76 TAKE A STEP 24226 77 LEARNED A LOT 23965 78 PUT AN END 23433 79 MAKE THEIR WAY 23396 80 CLICK THE LINK 23094 81 LIKE THE WAY 22445 82 MEET YOUR NEEDS 22233 83 MAKE A LIVING 22087 84 GET A SENSE 21986 85 LEADING THE WAY 21572 86 SEE THE WORLD 21557 87 LOVE THE WAY 21431 88 RUN THE RISK 21288 89 TAKING A LOOK 21217 90 LEARN A LOT 21199 91 FIND A PLACE 21049 92 CREATE AN ACCOUNT 21034 93 KNOW THE ANSWER 21033 94 OPENED THE DOOR 20987 95 BECOME A MEMBER 20738 96 WORK YOUR WAY 20724 97 SUIT YOUR NEEDS 20593 98 BEGAN HIS CAREER 20579 99 KEEP YOUR EYES 20572
100 MAKE NO MISTAKE 20510