BNC Fused Forms and Multiword units

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Fused Forms occurring
100 times or more
Checked

ai n't1,336
are n't4,029
can n't20,167
can not20,488
could n't13,063
d' you613
did n't32,808
does n't12,329
do n't57,511
do nt131
du n no404
gon na3,615
got ta797
had n't7,063
has n't2,706
have n't7,061
he 's16,617
in n it105
is n't11,169
sha n't356
she 's7,836
that 's32,295
there 's18,765
they 've4,982
t is139
wan na476
was n't15,985
were n't3,399
we 've10,056
wo n't10,735
would n't11,571

Fused Forms occurring
fewer than 100 times
Ignored

'd 've38
't is89
't was16
't were7
't would5
i 'd 've16
ai nt12
ai nt cha0
an' all0
are nt18
c'm on25
can nae49
could nt22
d' ya64
did nt61
does nt22
dun n it12
ger off0
gim me32
gor ra0
had nt5
has nt13
have nt18
he 'd 've0
hes0
i 'd 've16
is nt27
it 'd 've0
lor ra7
m' lud22
ough t 'a0
ought a9
she 'd 've0
shes0
should n't 've4
should nt8
t' other27
thats0
theres0
they 'd 've0
theyve0
t was30
t were3
t would9
't is89
't was16
't were7
't would5
t' other27
wann it0
was nae3
was nt43
we 'd 've0
we ve19
wo nt0
would nt27
wott a0
you 'd 've8

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Multiword units occurring
100 times or more
Checked

#'s727
a_bit7,610
a_good_deal471
a_great_deal1,295
a_la172
a_la_carte167
a_little9,173
a_little_bit493
a_lot3,152
a_priori225
according_to14,187
ad_hoc465
ad_lib120
adjacent_to515
ahead_of2,296
all_at_once342
all_but483
all_of_a_sudden262
all_right4,190
all_the_same755
along_with4,424
an_awful_lot115
and_so_forth428
and_so_on4,082
any_longer629
anything_but179
apart_from5,485
as_against368
as_between245
as_for2,208
as_from253
as_if13,162
as_it_were789
as_long_as2,172
as_of679
as_opposed_to1,256
as_regards631
as_soon_as3,661
as_though4,555
as_to6,722
as_usual1,059
as_well_as15,975
as_yet1,320
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at_all12,496
at_best799
at_first3,654
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at_last3,855
at_least22,088
at_length440
at_long_last112
at_most346
at_once3,261
at_present2,639
at_random409
at_worst235
away_from10,592
because_of15,576
bona_fide224
brand_new385
but_for591
by_and_large442
by_far851
by_means_of1,481
by_no_means1,535
by_now1,899
by_reason_of300
by_way_of1,308
considering_that154
contrary_to1,219
de_facto303
depending_on2,027
due_to7,170
each_other9,727
en_masse111
en_route494
en_suite183
et_al2,956
even_if7,341
even_so1,258
even_though4,984
even_when2,083
ever_so259
every_so_often147
ex_parte503
except_for1,555
except_that1,127
far_from1,012
fed_up463
follow_up572
for_certain224
for_ever1,175
for_example19,962
for_fear_of337
for_good357
for_instance6,384
for_long629
for_once661
for_sure406
for_the_most_part681
for_the_time_being625
from_now_on423
from_time_to_time1,573
given_that1,109
grand_prix679
guardian_ad_litem152
half_way343
in_accord_with148
in_accordance_with1,954
in_addition4,229
in_addition_to3,178
in_aid_of220
in_answer_to275
in_association_with366
in_between897
in_brief238
in_case1,839
in_case_of299
in_charge_of1,491
in_co-operation_with104
in_common917
in_common_with715
in_comparison_with403
in_conjunction_with1,180
in_connection_with1,421
in_consultation_with152
in_contact_with417
in_defence_of202
in_defiance_of121
in_excess_of771
in_favour_of3,291
in_front_of5,558
in_full608
in_general3,847
in_keeping_with421
in_lieu_of132
in_light_of109
in_line_with1,118
in_need_of719
in_order12,025
in_part1,976
in_particular6,015
in_place_of703
in_possession_of300
in_private334
in_proportion_to232
in_public736
in_pursuit_of313
in_receipt_of196
in_regard_to269
in_relation_to4,302
in_reply_to141
in_respect_of2,823
in_response_to1,881
in_return_for864
in_search_of936
in_short1,115
in_situ315
in_so_far_as771
in_spite_of2,450
in_support_of1,000
in_terms_of9,238
in_that1,527
in_the_light_of1,691
in_the_main190
in_touch_with1,116
in_vain434
in_view_of1,403
in_vitro524
in_vivo391
inside_out165
insofar_as248
instead_of5,989
inter_alia298
into_line_with224
irrespective_of794
just_about1,116
kind_of436
kung_fu142
less_than3,631
let_alone1,120
more_than13,149
near_to759
nearer_to287
nearest_to143
next_to2,474
no_doubt3,206
no_longer8,069
no_matter_how902
no_matter_what456
no_one6,622
none_other140
none_the_less642
now_that2,525
of_course24,091
off_of155
old_fashioned216
on_account_of433
on_behalf_of2,470
on_board1,472
on_the_part_of1,454
on_to7,946
on_top_of2,132
once_again3,285
once_and_for_all246
once_more2,061
one_another2,528
other_than3,785
out_of41,845
out_of_date251
out_of_touch_with104
outside_of678
over_here575
over_there894
owing_to738
per_annum847
per_capita572
per_cent35,474
per_se345
pertaining_to120
post_mortem119
prima_facie309
prior_to2,953
provided_that997
providing_that113
pursuant_to417
raison_d'etre129
rather_than19,332
relative_to912
save_for185
seeing_that229
sinn_fein387
so_as1,607
so_called301
so_long_as1,118
so_much_as528
so_that17,192
sort_of2,836
status_quo505
straight_away621
subject_to4,698
subsequent_to103
such_as28,783
such_that557
thanks_to374
that_is2,660
that_is_to_say493
time_and_again216
time_and_again216
to_and_fro276
ultra_vires189
under_way852
up_front287
up_to21,088
up_to_date582
up_until461
upside_down390
upwards_of130
vice_versa642
well_off144
whether_or_not2,614
with_a_view_to773
with_reference_to343
with_regard_to1,532
with_respect_to1,236

Multiword units occurring
fewer than 100 times
Ignored

a_capella0
a_fortiori35
a_heck_of_a_lot0
a_hell_of_a_lot12
a_la_mode12
a_la_provencale0
a_posteriori6
a_propos6
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ad_astra0
ad_hominem20
ad_infinitum44
ad_libs16
ad_nauseam30
ad_valorem22
affaire_d'honneur0
affaire_de_coeur0
affaire_du_coeur0
affaires_d'honneur0
affaires_de_coeur0
agent_provocateur7
agents_provocateurs14
agnus_dei9
aide_de_camp0
aide_memoire13
aides_de_camp0
al_dente10
al_fresco25
alla_breve0
alma_mater19
alma_maters0
alter_ego44
alter_egos3
an'_all78
ancien_regime55
anno_dom0
anno_domini4
annus_horribilis11
annus_mirabilis17
ante_meridiem0
aqua_vitae0
art_deco66
art_nouveau71
asti_spumante4
at_long_length0
au_contraire6
au_fait28
au_naturel5
au_pair44
au_pairs14
au_revoir19
auf_wiedersehen7
aurora_australis0
aurora_borealis9
avant_garde56
bar_mitzvah14
bar_mitzvahs3
basso_continuo3
basso_profundo3
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beaujolais_nouveau14
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bete_noire16
betes_noires3
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billets_doux0
bon_appetit6
bon_jour3
bon_mot11
bon_soir0
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bon_voyage8
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bons_mots0
bons_vivants0
bons_viveurs0
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bric_a_brac0
by_and_by13
by_far_and_away18
by_the_by17
cafe_au_lait9
camera_obscura17
camera_obscuras0
carte_blanche50
casus_belli5
casus_omissus3
cause_celebre24
causes_celebres7
caveat_emptor24
ceteris_paribus44
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con_moto0
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corpus_juris0
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creme_brulee13
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de_jure28
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de_profundis8
de_rigeur3
de_rigueur37
de_trop5
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dei_gratia0
deja_vu59
delirium_tremens3
demi_monde0
deus_ex_machina18
double_entendre3
double_entendres11
doubles_entendres0
dramatis_personae7
eau_de_cologne14
eminence_grise7
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en_passant11
enfant_terrible21
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entente_cordiale6
esprit_de_corps31
et_cetera62
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ex_army0
ex_cathedra3
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ex_libris4
ex_officio60
ex_post31
ex_post_facto11
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hoity_toity0
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hors_d'oeuvre13
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hors_de_combat3
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hysteron_proteron0
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in_cooperation_with46
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know_how9
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laissez_faire27
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le_mot_juste0
let_'s0
lingua_franca33
lo_and_behold44
loc_cit0
locum_tenens0
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magna_carta42
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magnum_opus11
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maitre_d'4
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mal_de_mer0
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mea_culpa13
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nem_con4
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no_matter_who34
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noms_de_plume0
non_compos_mentis0
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non_sequiturs5
none_the63
not_withstanding21
nouveau_rich0
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nouveaux_riches13
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o'_course8
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objets_d'art37
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okey_dokey0
one_'s0
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petits_bourgeois3
piece_de_resistance27
pied_a_terre4
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sang_froid3
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savoir_faire6
savoir_vivre0
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semper_fidelis0
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sq_ft/m/cm/etc.0
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vox_pop0
vox_pops12
vox_populi0
well_being66
wiener_schnitzel4
wiener_schnitzels0
with_relation_to9

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