Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bring_v	great_a	part_n	1,570	5	3.8915	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34886	The proverb crossed, or, A new paradox maintained (viz.) that it is not at all times true, that interest cannot lye being a full, clear and distinct answer to a paper of an English gentleman, who endeavours to demonstrate that it is for the interest of England that the laws against transportation of wooll should be repealed.	Carter, W. (William)	1677 (1677)	Wing C676B; ESTC R18389	22,868	28

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more_o or_o less_o there_o will_v not_o come_v of_o that_o great_a sum_n to_o the_o clothier_n or_o first_o employer_n much_o above_o two_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n if_o so_o much_o so_o that_o three_o million_o and_o eight_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la year_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v distribute_v to_o the_o nation_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o say_v clothe_v trade_n whereof_o we_o can_v but_o suppose_v the_o farmer_n and_o therefore_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n must_v receive_v the_o great_a part_n it_o be_v well_o know_v also_o that_o it_o be_v sole_o by_o our_o trade_n that_o not_o only_o this_o great_a city_n of_o london_n itself_o but_o several_a other_o large_a city_n of_o this_o nation_n do_v whole_o depend_v and_o which_o if_o our_o trade_n be_v remove_v they_o will_v soon_o be_v desert_v by_o their_o respective_a inhabitant_n then_o we_o can_v but_o offer_v to_o consideration_n where_o the_o nobility_n gentry_n or_o farmer_n will_v find_v a_o market_n 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