| matter be | 84.33 | The matter was speedily resolved. | ||
| matter come | 5.73 | Then came the matter of space. | ||
| matter go | 5.07 | The matter went to court. | ||
| matter become | 3.03 | Some say the matter is becoming a national issue. | ||
| matter get | 2.83 | Matters got ugly. | ||
| matter have | 2.83 | That matter has yet to be resolved. | ||
| matter remain | 2.57 | The matter remains unresolved. | ||
| matter stand | 2.11 | There matters stand. | ||
| matter end | 1.97 | The matter ended there. | ||
| matter rest | 1.78 | Here the matter rests. | ||
| matter need | 1.38 | The matter needs to be clarified. | ||
| matter take | 1.38 | Matters took an unexpected turn. | ||
| matter pend | 1.32 | Both matters were pending. | ||
| matter seem | 1.32 | It makes distant matters seem very present. | ||
| matter court | 1.12 | Both sides have taken the matter to court. | ||
| matter turn | 1.05 | Matters mostly turned out otherwise. | ||
| matter close | 0.99 | The Prime Minister is said to now consider the matter closed. | ||
| matter improve | 0.99 | Have matters improved? | ||
| matter do | 0.92 | Does this matter? | ||
| matter fall | 0.92 | Instead, matters quickly fell apart. |