References
Most frequent in BNC:
— act as a deterrent
— act as a catalyst
— act as a referee
— act as a dog
act as a deterrent
Most frequent in BNC:
— wide expanse
— vast expanse
— large expanse
— great expanse
wide expanse
Most frequent in BNC:
— step-by-step approach
— new approach
— different approach
— radical approach
new approach
Never appears in BNC:
— keen interest
— considerable interest
— public interest
— exotic interest
exotic interest
Never appears in BNC:
— bygone childhood
— bygone adulthood
— bygone industries
— bygone phrase
bygone adulthood
Never appears in BNC:
— to perfect ability
— to perfect art
— to perfect method
— to perfect technique
to perfect ability
Second most popular in BNC:
— to lack interest
— to lack knowledge
— to lack confidence
— to lack information
to lack confidence
Second most popular in BNC:
— to shape world
— to shape destiny
— to shape future
— to shape lives
to shape future
Second most popular in BNC:
— simplicity itself
— life itself
— process itself
— parliament itself
process itself
Which one is less popular in BNC:
— common knowledge
— political knowledge
— grammatical knowledge
— encyclopaedic knowledge
grammatical knowledge
Which one is less popular in BNC:
— short of money
— short of time
— short of food
— short of space
short of space
Which one is less popular in BNC:
— viable alternative
— viable option
— viable people
— viable God
viable God