Collins Sampler:

Original website:http://www.collins.co.uk/corpus/CorpusSearch.aspx

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Query Tips: (originated from John Ring's handout in LTTC, Taiwan)

Basic syntax and Examples

word+word traffic+jam

word+4word stuck+4traffic

verb@+word make@+progress

verb@+4word make@+4progress

word*+collocate industr*+revolution

word+TAG listen@+IN

Part-of-speech tags: (http://www.collins.co.uk/corpus/CorpusSearch.aspx)

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stands for any noun tag
stands for any verb tag
common noun
noun plural
adjective
definite and indefinite article
preposition
adverb
base-form verb
past participle verb
-ing form verb
past tense verb
coordinating conjunction (e.g. "and" or "but")
subordinating conjunction (e.g. "while", "because")
personal pronoun subject case (e.g. "she", "I")
personal pronoun object case (e.g. "her", "me")
possessive pronoun (e.g. "hers", "mine")
determiner-pronoun ("many", "all", "both", "some" etc.)

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