List of Multiwords and Associated Tags in BNC2

[ Related documents: Contracted forms | Introduction to the Manual | Guidelines to Wordclass Tagging | Error rates | Automatic tagging of the BNC ]

For an explanation of multiwords, please see the Introduction to the Manual and Guidelines to Wordclass Tagging.

Column 1 in the table lists the different types of multiword unit which appear in BNC2. The POS-tag for the multiword is given in column 2; a slash ( / ) separates alternative choices of POS-tag where relevant: for example, for à la carte, both AJ0 (adjective) and AV0 (adverb) are possible; eg 'they dined <w AV0>à la carte'; and 'on the <w AJ0>à la carte menu'. When these items do not function as multiwords, they are treated as individual words and given separate wordclass tags, as listed in column 3; a plus sign (+) links the consecutive tags used, and a slash ( / ) separates alternatives. Eg a bit in a bit of cheese would be tagged AT0 + NN1, ie <w AT0>a <w NN1>bit. Cf. he ran <w AV0>a bit. Column 4 adds other information relevant to a particular multiword, such as examples of use and differences in application from BNC version 1.

Please note also:

(1)
Multiword type

(2)
Multiword tag, eg
<w AV0>a bit

(3)
Alternative tags when not a multiword, eg
<w AT0>a <w NN1>bit

(4)
Notes

number + 's

CRD

CRD + VBZ/VHZ/POS

Eg <w CRD>6's and <MC2>7's

letter + 's

ZZ0

ZZ0 + VBZ/VHZ/POS

Eg <w ZZ0>A's and <ZZ2>B's

a bit

AV0

AT0 + NN1

1

a capella

AJ0 / AV0

 

 

a fortiori

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

a good deal

AV0

AT0 + AJ0 + NN1

1

a great deal

AV0

AT0 + AJ0 + NN1

1

a heck of a lot

AV0

AT0 + NN1 + PRF + AT0 + NN1

1

a hell of a lot

AV0

AT0 + NN1 + PRF + AT0 + NN1

1

à la

PRP

 

 

à la carte

AJ0 / AV0

 

 

à la mode

AJ0 / AV0

 

 

à la provençale

AJ0

 

 

a little

AV0

AT0 + AJ0/DT0

2

a little bit

AV0

AT0 + AJ0 + NN1

1

a lot

AV0

AT0 + NN1

1

a posteriori

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

a priori

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

a propos

PRP / AV0

 

 

ab initio

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

according as

CJS

 

 

according to

PRP

 

 

ad astra

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

ad hoc

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

ad hominem

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

ad infinitum

AV0

 

 

ad lib

AJ0 / AV0 / NN1

 

Verb reading (VVB/VVI) missing

ad libs

NN2

 

New; but verb reading VVZ missing

ad nauseam

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

ad valorem

AJ0

 

New.

adjacent to

PRP

 

 

affaire d'honneur

NN1

 

 

affaire de coeur

NN1

 

 

affaire du coeur

NN1

 

New. Allows for spelling variation.

affaires d'honneur

NN2

 

New.

affaires de coeur

NN2

 

New.

agent provocateur

NN1

 

 

agents provocateurs

NN2

 

New.

agnus dei

NN1

 

 

ahead of

PRP

 

 

aide de camp

NN1

 

 

aide memoire

NN1

 

 

aides de camp

NN2

 

New.

al dente

AJ0 / AV0

 

 

al fresco

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

all at once

AV0

 

New.

all but

AV0

DT0/AV0 + CJC/PRP

 

all of a sudden

AV0

 

 

all right

AV0 / AJ0

 

Adjective-Adverb disambiguation weak.

all the same

AV0

DT0 + AT0 + DT0

 

alla breve

AV0 / AJ0 / NN0

 

 

alma mater

NN1

 

 

alma maters

NN2

 

New.

along with

PRP

AVP + PRP

 

alter ego

NN1

 

 

alter egos

NN2

 

New.

an awful lot

AV0

AT0 + AJ0 + NN1

1

an' all

AV0

 

 

ancien régime

NN1

 

 

and so forth

AV0

 

 

and so on

AV0

 

 

anno dom

AV0

 

New.

anno domini

AV0 / NN1

 

 

annus horribilis

NN1

 

 

annus mirabilis

NN1

 

 

ante meridiem

AV0

 

 

any longer

AV0

 

 

anything but

AV0

PNI + CJC/CJS/PRP

 

apart from

PRP

AV0 + PRP

 

aqua vitae

NN1

 

 

art deco

NN1

 

New.

art nouveau

NN1

 

 

as against

PRP

 

 

as between

PRP

 

 

as for

PRP

CJS + PRP

 

as from

PRP

CJS + PRP

 

as if

CJS

 

 

as it were

AV0

 

 

as long as

CJS

AV0 + AJ0/AV0 + CJS

 

as of

PRP

CJS + PRF

 

as opposed to

PRP

 

 

as regards

PRP

 

 

as soon as

CJS

AV0 + AV0 + CJS

 

as though

CJS

 

 

as to

PRP

CJS + PRP/TO0

 

as usual

AV0

CJS + AJ0

 

as well as

PRP

AV0 + AV0 + CJS

3

as yet

AV0

 

 

aside from

PRP

 

 

asti spumante

NN1

 

 

at all

AV0

PRP + DT0

 

at best

AV0

 

 

at first

AV0

PRP + ORD

 

at large

AV0

PRP + AJ0

 

at last

AV0

PRP + ORD

 

at least

AV0

 

 

at length

AV0

 

 

at long last

AV0

 

New.

at long length

AV0

 

 

at most

AV0

PRP + DT0

 

at once

AV0

 

 

at present

AV0

PRP + AJ0

 

at random

AV0

PRP + AJ0

 

at worst

AV0

 

 

au contraire

AV0

 

 

au fait

AJ0

 

 

au naturel

AV0 / AJ0

 

New.

au pair

NN1

 

 

au pairs

NN2

 

New.

au revoir

ITJ

 

 

auf Wiedersehen

ITJ

 

 

aurora australis

NN1

 

 

aurora borealis

NN1

 

 

avant garde

NN1 / AJ0

 

 

away from

PRP

AV0 + PRP

 

bar mitzvah

NN1 / AJ0

 

 

bar mitzvahs

NN2

 

New.

basso continuo

NN0

 

New.

basso profundo

NN1

 

 

beau monde

NN1

 

 

beaujolais nouveau

NN1

 

New.

because of

PRP

 

 

belles lettres

NN2

 

 

bête noir

NN1

 

New. Allows for misspelling.

bête noire

NN1

 

 

bêtes noires

NN2

 

New.

billet doux

NN1

 

 

billets doux

NN2

 

New.

bon appetit

ITJ

 

 

bon jour

ITJ

 

New.

bon mot

NN1

 

 

bon soir

ITJ

 

New.

bon vivant

NN1

 

 

bon viveur

NN1

 

 

bon voyage

ITJ

 

 

bona fide

AJ0

 

 

bona fides

NN2

 

Should be NN1, but see file A4U

bons mots

NN2

 

 

bons vivants

NN2

 

New.

bons viveurs

NN2

 

New.

bouquet garni

NN1

 

 

brand new

AJ0

 

 

bric à brac

NN1

 

 

but for

PRP

CJC + PRP

 

by and by

AV0

 

 

by and large

AV0

 

 

by far

AV0

 

 

by far and away

AV0

 

 

by means of

PRP

 

 

by no means

AV0

 

 

by now

AV0

 

 

by reason of

PRP

 

 

by the by

AV0

 

 

by way of

PRP

 

 

café au lait

NN1

 

 

camera obscura

NN1

 

 

camera obscuras

NN2

 

 

carte blanche

NN1

 

 

casus belli

NN1

 

 

casus omissus

NN1

 

 

cause célèbre

NN1

 

 

causes célèbres

NN2

 

 

caveat emptor

ITJ

 

(NN1 perhaps more appropriate)

ceteris paribus

AV0

 

 

chaise longue

NN1

 

 

chaise longues

NN2

 

 

chaises longues

NN2

 

 

chargé d'affaires

NN1

 

 

chargés d'affaires

NN2

 

 

check outs

NN2

 

 

chef d'oeuvre

NN1

 

 

chez moi

AV0

 

 

chez nous

AV0

 

 

chez vous

AV0

 

 

chilli con carne

NN1

 

Misspelt as 'chile' in BNC1 list(!)

chop suey

NN1

 

 

chow mein

NN1

 

 

clamp down

NN1

VVB/VVI + AVP

 

close to

AV0

AJ0/AV0 + PRP/TO0

Multiword AV0 when followed by quantifying expression

compos mentis

AJ0

 

 

con brio

AJ0 / AV0

 

 

con fuoco

AJ0 / AV0

 

 

con moto

AJ0 / AV0

 

 

considering that

CJS

VVG + CJT/DT0

 

contrary to

PRP

 

 

cordon bleu

NN1

 

 

cordon sanitaire

NN1

 

 

corps de ballet

NN1

 

 

corpus delicti

NN1

 

 

corpus juris

NN1

 

 

coup d'état

NN1

 

 

coup de foudre

NN1

 

 

coup de grâce

NN1

 

 

coup de théâtre

NN1

 

 

coups d'état

NN2

 

 

coups de grâce

NN2

 

 

coups de théâtre

NN2

 

 

crème brulée

NN1

 

 

crème de la crème

NN1

 

 

crème de menthe

NN1

 

 

crème fraîche

NN1

 

 

cri de coeur

NN1

 

 

crime passionel

NN1

 

 

crimes passionels

NN2

 

 

cris de coeur

NN2

 

 

croix de guerre

NN0

 

 

cul de sac

NN1

 

 

curriculum vitae

NN1

 

 

danse macabre

NN1

 

 

danse ronde

NN1

 

 

de facto

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

de jure

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

de luxe

AJ0

 

 

de profundis

AV0

 

 

de rigeur

AJ0

 

Misspelling of next.

de rigueur

AJ0

 

 

de trop

AJ0

 

 

decree nisi

NN1

 

 

dei gratia

AV0

 

 

déjà vu

NN1

 

 

delirium tremens

NN1

 

 

demi monde

NN1

 

 

depending on

PRP

 

 

deus ex machina

NN1

 

 

double entendre

NN1

 

 

double entendres

NN2

 

 

doubles entendres

NN2

 

 

dramatis personae

NN2

 

 

due to

PRP

AJ0 + TO0/PRP

 

each other

PNX

 

 

eau de cologne

NN1

 

 

eminence grise

NN1

 

 

en bloc

AV0

 

 

en famille

AV0

 

 

en masse

AV0

 

 

en passant

AV0

 

 

en route

AV0

 

 

en suite

AJ0

 

 

enfant terrible

NN1

 

 

enfants terribles

NN2

 

 

entente cordiale

NN1

 

 

esprit de corps

NN1

 

 

et al

AV0

 

Occurs with or without full-stop.

et cetera

AV0

 

 

even if

CJS

 

 

even so

AV0

AV0 + AV0

 

even though

CJS

 

 

even when

CJS

 

 

ever so

AV0

 

 

every so often

AV0

 

 

ex ante

AJ0 / AV0

 

 

ex army

AJ0

 

 

ex cathedra

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

ex gratia

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

ex hypothesi

AV0

 

 

ex libris

AV0

 

 

ex officio

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

ex parte

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

ex post

AJ0 / AV0

 

 

ex post facto

AV0

 

 

ex silentio

AJ0

 

 

ex tempore

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

ex turpi causa

NN1

 

 

ex vitro

AJ0 / AV0

 

 

ex vivo

AJ0 / AV0

 

 

except for

PRP

 

 

except that

CJS

 

 

excepting for

PRP

 

 

fair do's

fair=AJ0 do's=NN2

 

 

fait accompli

NN1

 

 

far from

AV0

AJ0/AV0 + PRP

 

far off

AJ0

AJ0/AV0 + PRP/AVP

 

faute de mieux

AV0

 

 

faux ami

NN1

 

 

faux amis

NN2

 

 

faux pas

NN0

 

 

fed up

AJ0

 

 

femme fatale

NN1

 

 

femmes fatales

NN2

 

 

film noir

NN1

 

 

films noirs

NN2

 

 

fin de siècle

NN1

 

 

fines herbes

NN2

 

 

foie gras

NN1

 

 

follow up

NN1

VVB/VVI + AVP/PRP

 

for certain

AV0

PRP + AJ0

 

for ever

AV0

 

 

for example

AV0

 

 

for fear of

PRP

 

 

for good

AV0

PRP + AJ0/NN1

 

for instance

AV0

 

 

for keeps

AV0

 

 

for long

AV0

PRP + AJ0/AV0

 

for once

AV0

 

 

for sure

AV0

 

 

for the most part

AV0

 

 

for the time being

AV0

 

 

force majeure

NN1

 

 

from now on

AV0

 

 

from time to time

AV0

 

 

fromage frais

NN1

 

 

gee whizz

ITJ

 

 

genius loci

NN1

 

 

getting on for

AV0

VVG + AVP + PRP

Multiword AV0 when followed by quantifying expression

given that

CJS

VVN + CJT/DT0

 

grand mal

NN1

 

 

grand prix

NN1

 

 

grande dame

NN1

 

 

grands prix

NN2

 

 

grown up

NN1

VVN + AVP

 

grown ups

NN2

 

 

guardian ad litem

NN1

 

 

gung ho

AJ0 / AV0

 

 

habeas corpus

NN1

 

 

half way

AV0

 

 

hara kiri

NN1

 

 

hard up

AJ0

 

 

hasta la vista

ITJ

 

 

hasta luego

ITJ

 

 

haute couture

NN1

 

 

haute cuisine

NN1

 

 

have nots

NN2

 

 

heave ho

NN1

 

Eg the old "heave ho"

hey presto

ITJ

 

 

higgledy piggledy

AJ0

 

New.

hocus pocus

NN1

 

New.

hoi polloi

NN0

 

 

hoity toity

AJ0

 

New.

homo sapiens

NN1

 

 

hooray henry

NN1

 

New.

hooray henrys

NN2

 

New.

hors d'oeuvre

NN1

 

 

hors d'oeuvres

NN2

 

 

hors de combat

AJ0

 

 

hotch potch

NN1

 

New.

hush hush

AJ0

 

New.

hysteron proteron

NN1

 

 

idée fixe

NN1

 

 

ignis fatuus

NN1

 

 

in absentia

AV0

 

 

in accord with

PRP

 

 

in accordance with

PRP

 

 

in addition

AV0

 

 

in addition to

PRP

 

 

in aid of

PRP

 

 

in answer to

PRP

 

 

in as much as

CJS

 

 

in association with

PRP

 

 

in back of

PRP

 

 

in between

PRP / AV0

 

 

in brief

AV0

PRP + AJ0

 

in camera

AV0

 

 

in case

CJS / AV0

PRP + NN1

 

in case of

PRP

 

 

in charge of

PRP

 

 

in co-operation with

PRP

 

New.

in common

AV0

PRP + AJ0

 

in common with

PRP

 

 

in comparison with

PRP

 

 

in conjunction with

PRP

 

 

in connection with

PRP

 

 

in consultation with

PRP

 

 

in contact with

PRP

 

 

in cooperation with

PRP

 

 

in course with

PRP

 

 

in defence of

PRP

 

 

in defiance of

PRP

 

 

in excess of

PRP

 

 

in extremis

AV0

 

 

in face of

PRP

 

 

in favor of

PRP

 

 

in favour of

PRP

 

 

in flagrante delicto

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

in front of

PRP

 

 

in full

AV0

PRP + AJ0

 

in general

AV0

PRP + AJ0/NP0

 

in keeping with

PRP

 

 

in lieu of

PRP

 

 

in light of

PRP

 

 

in line with

PRP

 

 

in loco parentis

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

in medias res

AV0

 

 

in memoriam

AV0

 

 

in need of

PRP

 

 

in order

AV0 when followed by "for" or "to" or "that"

PRP + NN1

 

in part

AV0

PRP + NN1

 

in particular

AV0

PRP + AJ0

 

in perpetuum

AV0

 

 

in place of

PRP

 

 

in possession of

PRP

 

 

in private

AV0

PRP + AJ0

 

in proportion to

PRP

 

 

in propria persona

AV0

 

 

in public

AV0

PRP + AJ0

 

in pursuit of

PRP

 

 

in quest of

PRP

 

 

in receipt of

PRP

 

 

in regard to

PRP

 

 

in relation to

PRP

 

 

in reply to

PRP

 

 

in respect of

PRP

 

 

in response to

PRP

 

 

in return for

PRP

 

 

in search of

PRP

 

 

in short

AV0

PRP + AJ0

 

in situ

AV0

 

 

in so far as

CJS

 

 

in spite of

PRP

 

 

in support of

PRP

 

 

in terms of

PRP

 

 

in that

CJS

PRP/AVP + DT0/CJT

 

in the light of

PRP

PRP + AT0 + NN1 + PRF

 

in the main

AV0

PRP + AT0 + NN1

 

in the order of

AV0

PRP + AT0 + NN1 + PRF

AV0 when followed by quantifying expression

in toto

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

in touch with

PRP

 

 

in vain

AV0

PRP + AJ0

 

in view of

PRP

 

 

in vino veritas

AV0

 

 

in vitro

AJ0 / AV0

 

 

in vivo

AJ0 / AV0

 

 

inasmuch as

CJS

 

 

infra dig

AJ0

 

 

infra dignitatem

AJ0

 

 

inside out

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

insofar as

CJS

 

 

insomuch as

CJS

 

 

instead of

PRP

 

4

inter alia

AV0

 

 

into line with

PRP

 

 

ipso facto

AV0

 

 

irrespective of

PRP

 

 

je ne sais quoi

NN1

 

 

joie de vivre

NN1

 

 

just about

AV0

AV0 + AVP

Multiword AV0 when followed by quantifying expression

kind of

AV0

NN1 + PRF

 

know how

NN1

VVB/VVI + AVQ

 

kung fu

NN1

 

 

la dolce vita

NN1

 

 

laissez faire

NN1

 

 

lasagne verde

NN1

 

 

le mot juste

NN1

 

 

less than

AV0

DT0/AV0 + CJS

Multiword AV0 when followed by quantifying expression

let 's

VM0

 

 

let alone

PRP

VVB/VVD/VVN + AV0

 

lingua franca

NN0

 

An error: should be NN1

lo and behold

ITJ

 

 

loc cit

AV0

 

 

locum tenens

NN1

 

 

locus classicus

NN1

 

 

long-term wise

AV0

 

 

magna carta

NN1

 

 

magna cum laude

AJ0 / AV0

 

 

magnum opus

NN1

 

 

maître d

NN1

 

 

maître d'

NN1

 

 

maître d'hôtel

NN1

 

 

mal de mer

NN1

 

 

mardi gras

NN1

 

 

matter of fact

NN1 / AJ0

 

 

mea culpa

NN1

 

 

Médecins sans Frontières

NN0

 

Misspelling of next

Médicins sans Frontières

NN0

 

 

ménage a trois

NN1

 

 

mezzo soprano

NN1

 

 

modus operandi

NN1

 

 

modus vivendi

NN1

 

 

more than

AV0

DT0/AV0/AV0 + CJS

Multiword AV0 when followed by quantifying expression

mot juste

NN1

 

 

mumbo jumbo

NN1

 

New.

mutatis mutandis

AV0

 

 

near to

PRP

AV0 + TO0

Disambiguation not reliable.

nearer to

PRP

AV0/AJC + TO0/PRP

Disambiguation not reliable.

nearest to

PRP

AV0 + TO0

Disambiguation not reliable.

nem con

AV0

 

 

next to

PRP

ORD + TO0

 

nigh on

AV0

 

 

nitty gritty

NN1

 

 

no doubt

AV0

AT0 + NN1

 

no longer

AV0

 

 

no matter how

AVQ

 

 

no matter what

DTQ

 

 

no matter when

AVQ

 

 

no matter where

AVQ

 

 

no matter which

DTQ

 

 

no matter who

PNQ

 

 

no matter whom

PNQ

 

 

no matter whose

DTQ

 

 

no one

PNI

AT0 + CRD

 

noblesse oblige

NN1

 

 

nom de guerre

NN1

 

 

nom de plume

NN1

 

 

noms de guerre

NN2

 

 

noms de plume

NN2

 

 

non compos mentis

AJ0

 

 

non sequitur

NN1

 

 

non sequiturs

NN2

 

 

none other

PNI

 

 

none the

AV0

PNI + AT0

Multiword AV0 when followed by AJC

none the less

AV0

 

 

not withstanding

AV0

 

 

nouveau rich

NN1

 

Allows for misspelling.

nouveau riche

NN1

 

 

nouveaux riches

NN2

 

 

nouvelle cuisine

NN1

 

 

now that

CJS

AV0 + DT0/CJT

 

o' course

AV0

 

 

obiter dictum

NN1

 

 

objet d'art

NN1

 

 

objets d'art

NN2

 

 

of course

AV0

PRF + NN1

 

off guard

AV0

 

 

off of

PRP

 

 

oft times

AV0

 

 

okey doke

ITJ

 

 

okey dokey

ITJ

 

 

old fashioned

AJ0

 

 

on account of

PRP

 

 

on behalf of

PRP

 

 

on board

PRP / AV0

 

 

on the part of

PRP

 

 

on to

PRP

AVP + PRP/TO0

 

on top of

PRP

 

 

once again

AV0

 

 

once and for all

AV0

 

 

once more

AV0

 

 

one 's

CRD

PNI/CRD + POS/VBZ/VHZ

 

one another

PNX

 

 

op cit

AV0

 

 

other than

PRP

 

 

out front

AV0

 

 

out of

PRP

AVP + PRF

 

out of date

AJ0

 

 

out of line with

PRP

 

 

out of touch with

PRP

 

 

outside of

PRP

 

 

over here

AV0

 

 

over there

AV0

 

 

owing to

PRP

 

 

papier mâché

NN1

 

 

par excellence

AJ0

 

 

pari passu

AV0

 

 

pas de deux

NN0

 

 

pâté de foie gras

NN1

 

 

pax americana

NN1

 

 

pax britannica

NN1

 

 

pax romana

NN1

 

 

per annum

AV0

 

 

per capita

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

per cent

NN0

 

 

per diem

AV0 / AJ0 / NN1

 

 

per se

AV0

 

 

persona non grata

NN1

 

 

personae non gratae

NN2

 

 

pertaining to

PRP

 

 

petit bourgeois

NN1

 

 

petit four

NN1

 

 

petit mal

NN1

 

 

petite bougeoisie

NN1

 

 

petits bourgeois

NN2

 

 

pièce de résistance

NN1

 

 

pied à terre

NN1

 

 

pina colada

NN1

 

 

pina coladas

NN2

 

 

pince nez

NN0

 

 

poco a poco

AV0

 

 

point blank

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

porte cochère

NN1

 

 

post hoc

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

post meridiem

AV0

 

 

post mortem

NN1 / AJ0

 

 

post mortems

NN2

 

 

poste restante

NN1 / AV0

 

 

pot pourri

NN1

 

 

prima donna

NN1

 

 

prima donnas

NN2

 

 

prima facie

AJ0 / AV0

 

 

primus inter pares

NN1

 

 

prior to

PRP

 

 

pro forma

NN1

 

 

pro rata

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

pro tem

AV0

 

 

provided that

CJS

VVD/VVN + CJT/DT0

 

providing that

CJS

VVG + DT0

 

pursuant to

PRP

 

 

qui vive

NN1

 

 

quid pro quo

NN1

 

 

raison d'être

NN1

 

 

raisons d'être

NN2

 

 

rather than

PRP

 

4

reductio ad absurdum

NN1

 

 

relative to

PRP

 

 

rigor mortis

NN1

 

 

roman à clef

NN1

 

 

sang froid

NN1

 

 

save for

PRP

VVB/VVI/NN1 + PRP

 

save that

CJS

VVB/VVI + DT0/CJT

 

savoir faire

NN1

 

 

savoir vivre

NN1

 

 

seeing as

CJS

 

 

seeing that

CJS

VVG + CJT/DT0

 

semper fidelis

AJ0

 

 

shin bet

NN1

 

 

shish kebab

NN1

 

 

shish kebabs

NN2

 

 

sine die

AV0

 

 

sine qua non

NN1

 

 

sinn fein

NN1

 

 

so 's

AV0 when followed by TO0

 

 

so as

AV0 when followed by TO0

 

 

so called

AJ0

 

 

so long as

CJS

AV0 + AJ0/AV0 + CJS

 

so much as

AV0

AV0 + DT0/AV0 + CJS

 

so that

CJS

AV0/CJS + DT0/CJT

 

some one

PNI

 

 

something like

AV0

PNI + PRP

 

son et lumière

NN1

 

 

sort of

AV0

NN1 + PRF

 

sotto voce

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

spaghetti bolognese

NN1

 

 

spina bifida

NN1

 

 

spot on

AV0 / AJ0

NN1 + PRP

 

sq feet/metres/etc

NN2

 

 

sq ft/m/cm/etc.

NN0

 

 

status quo

NN1

 

 

straight away

AV0

 

 

straight forward

AJ0

AV0 + AV0

 

sub judice

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

sub poena

NN1

 

 

sub rosa

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

subject to

PRP

 

 

subsequent to

PRP

 

 

such as

PRP

 

 

such that

CJS

DT0 + CJT

 

sui generis

AJ0

 

 

sui juris

AJ0

 

 

summa cum laude

AJ0 / AV0

 

 

super duper

AJ0

 

 

supposing that

CJS

VVG + CJT/DT0

 

table d'hôte

NN1

 

 

tabula rasa

NN1

 

 

tai chi

NN1

 

 

tai kwan do

NN1

 

 

teeny weeny

AJ0

 

New.

terra firma

NN1

 

 

terra incognita

NN1

 

 

thanks to

PRP

NN2 + PRP

 

that is

AV0

DT0/CJT + VBZ

 

that is to say

AV0

 

 

through thick and thin

AV0

 

 

time and again

AV0

 

 

time and again

AV0

 

 

tittle tattle

NN1

 

 

to and fro

AV0

 

 

topsy turvy

AJ0

 

New.

tour de force

NN1

 

 

tours de force

NN2

 

 

tout court

AJ0

 

 

tout de suite

AV0

 

 

tutti frutti

NN1

 

New.

ultra vires

AJ0 / AV0

 

 

under way

AV0

 

 

up front

AJ0 / AV0

 

 

up to

PRP / AV0

AVP + PRP/TO0

AV0 when followed by quantifying expression

up to date

AJ0

 

 

up to the minute

AJ0

 

 

up until

PRP

AVP + PRP/CJS

 

upside down

AV0 / AJ0

 

 

upward of

AV0

 

 

upwards of

AV0

 

 

vice versa

AV0

 

 

vin de table

NN1

 

 

vin ordinaire

NN1

 

 

vis à vis

PRP

 

 

viva voce

NN1 / AJ0 / AV0

 

 

void ab initio

AV0

 

 

vol au vent

NN1

 

 

vols au vent

NN2

 

 

volte face

NN1

 

 

vox pop

NN1

 

 

vox pops

NN2

 

 

vox populi

NN1

 

 

well being

NN1

 

 

well off

AJ0

AV0 + PRP

 

whether or not

CJS

 

 

wiener schnitzel

NN1

 

 

wiener schnitzels

NN2

 

 

with a view to

PRP

 

 

with reference to

PRP

 

 

with regard to

PRP

 

 

with relation to

PRP

 

 

with respect to

PRP

 

 

 

Multiwords used in BNC1 but omitted from BNC2

Example: as far as: formerly <w CJS>As far as we know. Now: <w AV0>As <w AV0>far <w CJS>as we know.

[ Related documents: Contracted forms | Introduction to the Manual | Guidelines to Wordclass Tagging | Error rates | Automatic tagging of the BNC ]

Date: 17 March 2000