| opt stay | 6.06 | But Williams opted to stay. | ||
| opt take | 3.16 | I opted to take the land route. | ||
| opt use | 3.16 | Dunne opted to use his middle name. | ||
| opt play | 3.09 | Instead, McClain opted to play in Turkey. | ||
| opt go | 2.96 | So Phillips opted to go it alone. | ||
| opt leave | 2.70 | NHRA opted to leave the rules alone. | ||
| opt have | 1.91 | Moon opted to have the child. | ||
| opt keep | 1.84 | I opted to keep silent on this one. | ||
| opt sell | 1.78 | Could the Oiler owners simply opt to sell the whole show to Allen? | ||
| opt remain | 1.65 | The buyer opted to remain anonymous. | ||
| opt return | 1.32 | Instead, he opted to return to the Jets. | ||
| opt give | 1.12 | Tracy opted to give them a day off. | ||
| opt put | 1.05 | Valentine opted to put Agbayani at the top of the lineup. | ||
| opt run | 1.05 | But Chen was interested in the top job and opted to run separately. | ||
| opt buy | 0.92 | Many of them have opted to buy personal computers for their homes. | ||
| opt make | 0.92 | To save money, many brides opt to make their own. | ||
| opt pay | 0.92 | Municipalities could opt to pay the other half. | ||
| opt spend | 0.92 | He opted to spend hours each day having hairy makeup applied. | ||
| opt do | 0.86 | The Navy opted to do the work itself. | ||
| opt bat | 0.79 | England captain Alec Stewart had no hesitation in opting to bat when he won the toss. |