| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [modal v] [be] the [adj] time | 120 |
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| 2 | [modal v] [be] the [num ord] time | 95 |
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| 3 | [modal v] [be] the first time | 61 |
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| 4 | [modal v] [be] the first time | 61 |
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| 5 | [modal v] [be] the last time | 24 |
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| 6 | [modal v] [be] the last time | 24 |
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| 7 | [modal v] [be] the [adj -est] time | 14 |
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| 8 | [modal v] [be] the best time | 11 |
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| 9 | [modal v] [be] the good time | 11 |
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| 10 | [modal v] [be] the [adj] time | 10 |
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| 11 | [adv] [modal v] [be] the time | 13 |
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| 12 | [adv] [modal v] [be] the time | 13 |
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| 13 | [adj] [modal v] [be] the time | 10 |
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| 14 | [det] [modal v] [be] the time | 10 |
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| 15 | now [modal v] [be] the time | 9 |
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| 16 | now [modal v] [be] the time | 9 |
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| 17 | [noun] [modal v] [be] the time | 7 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] [modal v] [be] the time | 6 |
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| 19 | that [modal v] [be] the time | 6 |
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| 20 | that [modal v] [be] the time | 6 |
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| 21 | [pron] [modal v] [be] the time | 5 |
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| 22 | [modal v] [verb] [be] the time | 6 |
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| 23 | [modal v] [vb infin] [be] the time | 6 |
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| 24 | [modal v] [be] [prep] the time | 11 |
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| 25 | [modal v] [be] [prep] the time | 11 |
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| 26 | [modal v] [be] by the time | 5 |
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| 27 | [modal v] [be] [verb] the time | 5 |
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| 28 | [modal v] [be] by the time | 5 |
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| 29 | [modal v] [be] the time [verb] | 13 |
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| 30 | [modal v] [be] the time [to-vb] | 11 |
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