1. Using web corpora for language queries

2. KWIC concordance: Key word in context
MicroConcord search SW: couple
1 1 n, and we won't stand in her way." The couple are also adamant that
2 1 pounds 17,000) out of his account. The couple are both thought to have
3 1 hoddy treatment of its pensioners, the couple now live in Ireland, where
4 1 mbryos waiting frozen at a clinic, the couple become too old or too
5 1 t an illuminated sign business, so the couple go to Soho in That London
6 1 n this space is a mess." Naturally the couple rely heavily on storage. "We
7 1 and even putting on the chip pan. The couple say they can get only a few
8 1 her captivity", prosecutors said. The couple were buried beneath a 25cm
9 1 ted. It is wonderful, I suggest to the couple, who are sitting across the
10 1 hours a day, until the end of May. The couple writhe under the huge
From: The Guardian/The Observer 2006

3. To learn more about what corpora are all about, go to Ylva Berglund’s home page:

4. For a good overview of available corpora, go to

5. Corpora 1. The British National Corpus:

6. 2. Bank of English sampler:

7. 3. Complete lexical tutor:

8. 4. MICASE (The Michigan Corpus of Academic Spoken English):

9. 5. BYU Corpus of American English:

10. 6. WEBCORP