Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	bring_v	child_n	son_n	2,291	5	5.1448	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37825	An edict in the Roman law, in the 25 book of the digests, title 4, section 10 as concerning the visiting of a big-bellied woman, and the looking after what may be born by her.	Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.	1688 (1688)	Wing E160A; ESTC R24944	5,193	9

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