| retain control | 41.87 | It was vital to retain control. | ||
| retain right | 20.93 | Image will retain home video rights. | ||
| retain title | 16.85 | He will retain the title. | ||
| retain power | 15.08 | He retains power and expects to return next year. | ||
| retain post | 10.60 | He will retain that post. | ||
| retain position | 8.36 | He is due to retain the position for two years. | ||
| retain seat | 6.78 | It failed to retain any seats. | ||
| retain ownership | 5.66 | Schott will retain ownership. | ||
| retain job | 5.46 | But that vision may not help her retain her job. | ||
| retain name | 4.67 | The agency will retain its name. | ||
| retain employee | 4.48 | Trained employees must be retained. | ||
| retain customer | 4.34 | Keeping prices low helps to retain customers. | ||
| retain place | 4.34 | Cooperstown has retained its place as a shrine. | ||
| retain lawyer | 3.82 | Lawyers have been retained. | ||
| retain influence | 3.75 | But he retains enormous influence. | ||
| retain lead | 3.49 | Dole retains the lead. | ||
| retain worker | 3.42 | He said such a move would help retain workers. | ||
| retain moisture | 3.36 | It retains moisture, too. | ||
| retain authority | 3.29 | But the king retains complete authority. | ||
| retain option | 3.23 | The airline retains an option to buy the aircraft. |