| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [be] [verb] [prep] a [adj] time | 64 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] [prep] a [adj] time | 58 |
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| 3 | [be] [verb] [prep] a long time | 21 |
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| 4 | [be] [verb] [prep] a long time | 20 |
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| 5 | [be] [verb] [prep] a short time | 10 |
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| 6 | [be] [verb] [prep] a short time | 7 |
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| 7 | [be] [verb] [prep] a [noun] time | 5 |
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| 8 | [modal v] [be] [verb] [prep] a time | 24 |
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| 9 | [vb mod] [be] [verb] [prep] a time | 24 |
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| 10 | [prep] [be] [verb] [prep] a time | 11 |
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| 11 | to [be] [verb] [prep] a time | 11 |
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| 12 | to [be] [verb] [prep] a time | 11 |
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| 13 | [prep] [be] [verb] [prep] a time | 11 |
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| 14 | can [be] [verb] [prep] a time | 8 |
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| 15 | can [be] [verb] [prep] a time | 8 |
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| 16 | [adv] [be] [verb] [prep] a time | 6 |
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| 17 | will [be] [verb] [prep] a time | 5 |
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| 18 | will [be] [verb] [prep] a time | 5 |
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| 19 | [be] [verb] one [prep] a time | 10 |
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| 20 | [be] [verb] [indef pn] [prep] a time | 10 |
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| 21 | [be] [verb] [pron] [prep] a time | 10 |
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| 22 | [be] [verb] one [prep] a time | 10 |
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| 23 | [be] [verb] [prep] a time [adv] | 11 |
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| 24 | [be] [verb] [prep] a time when | 10 |
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| 25 | [be] [verb] [prep] a time when | 10 |
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| 26 | [be] [verb] [prep] a time [Wh adv] | 10 |
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| 27 | [be] [verb] [prep] a time [prep] | 7 |
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| 28 | [be] [verb] [prep] a time [prep] | 7 |
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| 29 | [be] [verb] [prep] a time [conj] | 7 |
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| 30 | [be] [verb] [prep] a time [coord] | 7 |
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