http://www.lexchecker.org/
LexChecker is a web-based corpus query tool that shows how English words are used. Users submit a word into the query box (like a Google search) and LexChecker returns a list of the patterns in which the word is typically used. Each pattern listed for a word is linked to sentences from the British National Corpus (BNC) that show the word occurring in that pattern. The patterns are what we have dubbed 'hybrid n-grams'. These are a uniquely useful form of corpus search result. They can consist of a string of words such as keep a close eye on or gain the upper hand. Or they could contain substitutable slots marked by specific parts of speech, for example run the risk of [v-ing] or stand [noun] in good stead or [verb] a storm of protest (as in raise/spark/cause/create/unleash a storm of protest).
LexChecker is a web-based corpus query tool that shows how English words are used. Users submit a word into the query box (like a Google search) and LexChecker returns a list of the patterns in which the word is typically used. Each pattern listed for a word is linked to sentences from the British National Corpus (BNC) that show the word occurring in that pattern. The patterns are what we have dubbed 'hybrid n-grams'. These are a uniquely useful form of corpus search result. They can consist of a string of words such as keep a close eye on or gain the upper hand. Or they could contain substitutable slots marked by specific parts of speech, for example run the risk of [v-ing] or stand [noun] in good stead or [verb] a storm of protest (as in raise/spark/cause/create/unleash a storm of protest).
