Selected quad for the lemma: opinion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
opinion_n	church_n	great_a	time_n	2,681	5	3.5038	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41161	R. Fergusson's apology for his transactions these last ten years, both in England and forreign parts	Ferguson, Robert, d. 1714.	1689 (1689)	Wing F730; ESTC R20534	1,689	2

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