| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 97 |
|
| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] at the time | 85 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] at the time | 85 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 71 |
|
| 5 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] the time | 67 |
|
| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the time | 58 |
|
| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 39 |
|
| 8 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] the time | 30 |
|
| 9 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 18 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 15 |
|
| 11 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 15 |
|
| 12 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 15 |
|
| 13 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 15 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 11 |
|
| 15 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 11 |
|
| 16 | what [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 11 |
|
| 17 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 11 |
|
| 18 | what [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 11 |
|
| 19 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 10 |
|
| 20 | we [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 8 |
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| 21 | we [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 8 |
|
| 22 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 7 |
|
| 23 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 7 |
|
| 24 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 7 |
|
| 25 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 7 |
|
| 26 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by the time | 7 |
|
| 27 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by the time | 7 |
|
| 28 | [pron] [was/were] working [prep] the time | 6 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] work [prep] the time | 6 |
|
| 30 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 5 |
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