| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] was the [adj] time [prep] | 76 |
|
| 2 | it [was/were] the [adj] time [prep] | 74 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] time [prep] | 74 |
|
| 4 | it [was/were] the [adj] time [prep] | 74 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [was/were] the [num ord] time [prep] | 54 |
|
| 6 | [pron] [was/were] the [adj] time in | 50 |
|
| 7 | [pron] [was/were] the first time [prep] | 39 |
|
| 8 | [pron] [was/were] the first time [prep] | 39 |
|
| 9 | [pron] [was/were] the [adj] time [prep] | 15 |
|
| 10 | [pron] [was/were] the [adj] time of | 11 |
|
| 11 | [pron] [was/were] the second time [prep] | 7 |
|
| 12 | [pron] [was/were] the second time [prep] | 7 |
|
| 13 | [pron] [was/were] the only time [prep] | 6 |
|
| 14 | [pron] [was/were] the [adj] time for | 6 |
|
| 15 | [pron] [was/were] the only time [prep] | 6 |
|
| 16 | [pron] [was/were] the [adj -est] time [prep] | 6 |
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