| pirate be | 2.24 | The pirates can be cheeky as well. | ||
| pirate attack | 0.86 | On the coast, pirates attack Red Sea shipping. | ||
| pirate board | 0.53 | The pirates boarded the ship and stripped it of its navigation gear. | ||
| pirate use | 0.53 | The pirates used speedboats to approach the tanker. | ||
| pirate come | 0.39 | Maybe a pirate had come through here and buried a treasure. | ||
| pirate make | 0.39 | Iraq makes money, Iran makes money, the pirates make money. | ||
| pirate sell | 0.39 | The pirates were selling it at a discount. | ||
| pirate kill | 0.33 | Four centuries before, the original Phantom saw his daddy killed by pirates. | ||
| pirate seize | 0.33 | In January, pirates seized a Ukrainian-Lebanese ship off the Somali coast. | ||
| pirate have | 0.26 | In some cases, the pirates have close links with those in power. | ||
| pirate leave | 0.26 | The pirates left us high and dry! | ||
| pirate take | 0.26 | Pirates also still take refuge in the bay, locals frequently joke. |