| skill be | 31.34 | And these skills are? | ||
| skill need | 2.44 | No special skills needed. | ||
| skill make | 1.91 | This skill has made him a success. | ||
| skill come | 1.65 | That skill will come in handy. | ||
| skill help | 1.45 | His tailoring skills helped him weave clothing made of bark. | ||
| skill improve | 1.38 | Skills are improving. | ||
| skill become | 1.12 | Job skills become less marketable. | ||
| skill have | 1.05 | At some point, his skills will have to recede. | ||
| skill take | 0.92 | On the field, I let my skill take over. | ||
| skill develop | 0.86 | Their skills had developed. | ||
| skill diminish | 0.79 | Although his hair grayed, his skills never diminished. | ||
| skill erode | 0.72 | His skills are eroding. | ||
| skill go | 0.66 | These two skills go hand in hand. | ||
| skill seem | 0.66 | Our skills seem twice as good! | ||
| skill allow | 0.59 | Mejia said his new skills have allowed him to regain his dignity. | ||
| skill deteriorate | 0.59 | His skills deteriorated. | ||
| skill give | 0.59 | Those skills give Portugal an edge over the Poles. | ||
| skill learn | 0.59 | The women marched to a police band and demonstrated rifle skills learned alongside men. | ||
| skill involve | 0.53 | No special driving skills involved. | ||
| skill remain | 0.46 | With no consistent effort, his conceptual skills remain dormant. |