| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [prep] a [adv] short time | 127 |
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| 2 | [prep] a [adv] short time | 127 |
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| 3 | [prep] a very short time | 83 |
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| 4 | [prep] a very short time | 83 |
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| 5 | [prep] a relatively short time | 27 |
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| 6 | [prep] a relatively short time | 27 |
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| 7 | [prep] a comparatively short time | 5 |
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| 8 | [prep] a comparatively short time | 5 |
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| 9 | [prep] a fairly short time | 5 |
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| 10 | [prep] a fairly short time | 5 |
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| 11 | [noun] [prep] a short time | 109 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] [prep] a short time | 77 |
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| 13 | [verb] [prep] a short time | 64 |
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| 14 | [adv] [prep] a short time | 50 |
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| 15 | [adv] [prep] a short time | 39 |
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| 16 | [conj] [prep] a short time | 35 |
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| 17 | [coord] [prep] a short time | 29 |
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| 18 | [vb pp] [prep] a short time | 29 |
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| 19 | and [prep] a short time | 25 |
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| 20 | and [prep] a short time | 25 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] [prep] a short time | 25 |
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| 22 | [adj] [prep] a short time | 17 |
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| 23 | only [prep] a short time | 16 |
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| 24 | only [prep] a short time | 16 |
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| 25 | [vb past] [prep] a short time | 15 |
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| 26 | [adj] [prep] a short time | 12 |
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| 27 | [pron] [prep] a short time | 11 |
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| 28 | [adv prt] [prep] a short time | 11 |
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| 29 | [vb infin] [prep] a short time | 9 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] [prep] a short time | 8 |
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