| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] a few [noun] [prep] | 300 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] a [det] [noun pl] [prep] | 296 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] [prep] a [det] [noun] [prep] | 128 |
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| 4 | [verb] [prep] a [det] [noun] of | 128 |
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| 5 | [verb] for a [det] [noun] [prep] | 101 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [prep] a [det] [noun] [prep] | 70 |
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| 7 | [verb] within a [det] [noun] [prep] | 66 |
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| 8 | [verb] [prep] a [det] [noun] in | 49 |
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| 9 | [verb] [prep] a [det] minutes [prep] | 40 |
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| 10 | [verb] [prep] a [det] minute [prep] | 40 |
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| 11 | [verb] [prep] a [det] [noun sg] [prep] | 39 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] [prep] a [det] [noun] [prep] | 39 |
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| 13 | [vb infin] [prep] a [det] [noun] [prep] | 36 |
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| 14 | [vb base] [prep] a [det] [noun] [prep] | 29 |
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| 15 | [verb] in a [det] [noun] [prep] | 27 |
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| 16 | [verb] [prep] a [det] days [prep] | 27 |
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| 17 | [verb] [prep] a [det] day [prep] | 27 |
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| 18 | [verb] [prep] a [det] [noun] before | 25 |
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| 19 | [verb] [prep] a [det] [noun] to | 25 |
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| 20 | [verb] [prep] a former [noun] [prep] | 24 |
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| 21 | [verb] by a [det] [noun] [prep] | 24 |
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| 22 | [verb] with a [det] [noun] [prep] | 23 |
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| 23 | [verb] [prep] a [det] year [prep] | 23 |
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| 24 | [to-vb] [prep] a [det] [noun] [prep] | 22 |
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| 25 | [verb] [prep] a [det] years [prep] | 22 |
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| 26 | [verb] [prep] a [det] weeks [prep] | 20 |
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| 27 | [verb] [prep] a [det] week [prep] | 20 |
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| 28 | [verb] [prep] a [det] hour [prep] | 20 |
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| 29 | [verb] [prep] a [det] hours [prep] | 19 |
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| 30 | [verb] from a [det] [noun] [prep] | 18 |
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