Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1: Corpus linguistics and the BNC -- Introduction -- 1 Corpus linguistics -- 2 The British National Corpus -- 3 Future corpora -- II: Exploring the BNC with SARA -- Introduction -- 1 Old words and new words -- 2 What is more than one corpus? -- 3 When is ajar not a door? -- 4 A query too far -- 5 Do people ever say 'you can say that again'? -- 6 Do men say mauve? -- 7 'Madonna hits album' - did it hit back? -- 8 Springing surprises on the armchair linguist -- 9 Returning to more serious matters -- 10 What does 'SARA' mean? -- III: Reference Guide -- 1 Quick reference guide to the SARA client -- 2 Code tables -- 3 SGML Listing format -- 4 Bibliography -- Index