Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	pay_v	say_a	sum_n	3,002	5	8.9846	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03780	Information for Lieutenant Collonel Forbes, and John Forbes writer in Edinburgh Agent for the late regiment of Sir John Hill at Fort-William, against Captain Allan Cathcart, Captain Menzies and Captain Hamiltoun.		1700 (1700)	Wing I164D; ESTC R178648	5,836	4

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conjunct_a or_o confident_a person_n that_o get_v money_n from_o they_o upon_o precept_n on_o their_o agent_n must_v lay_v down_o unless_o they_o have_v keep_v the_o instruction_n of_o the_o onerous_a ●ause_n for_o what_o they_o receive_v sir_n john_n hill_n captain_n themselves_o have_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la acknowledge_v and_o homologate_v his_o ●y_a accept_n unequal_a share_n from_o he_o and_o by_o grant_v bond_n which_o a_o man_n will_v ne●er_o do_v for_o his_o own_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o instance_n set_v down_o in_o the_o condescendance_n of_o instruction_n subjoin_v to_o the_o colonel_n petition_v as_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o while_o the_o regiment_n stand_v ●he_v complainer_n never_o dream_v of_o challenge_v their_o want_n of_o former_a year_n share_n which_o be_v a_o ●●st_n defence_n against_o they_o when_o ●it_n be_v disband_v without_o further_o reason_v on_o this_o matter_n it_o be_v know_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o majesty_n ●ost_o honourable_a privy_a council_n 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