| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 631 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 631 |
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| 3 | [be] [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 595 |
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| 4 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] time | 538 |
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| 5 | [be] [verb] for the [adj] time | 303 |
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| 6 | [be] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] time | 301 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 260 |
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| 8 | [be] [verb] at the [adj] time | 259 |
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| 9 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first time | 252 |
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| 10 | [be] [verb] [prep] the first time | 252 |
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| 11 | [be] [verb] [prep] the [det] time | 227 |
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| 12 | [be] [verb] [prep] the same time | 226 |
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| 13 | [be] [verb] [prep] the same time | 226 |
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| 14 | was [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 168 |
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| 15 | [be] [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 143 |
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| 16 | be [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 143 |
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| 17 | [be] [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 92 |
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| 18 | were [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 92 |
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| 19 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] time | 86 |
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| 20 | [is] [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 75 |
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| 21 | is [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 65 |
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| 22 | [am/are] [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 55 |
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| 23 | been [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 53 |
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| 24 | [been] [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 53 |
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| 25 | are [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 50 |
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| 26 | being [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 45 |
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| 27 | [being] [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 45 |
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| 28 | [be] [verb] [prep] the [adj] times | 36 |
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| 29 | [be] [verb] [prep] the second time | 23 |
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| 30 | [be] [verb] [prep] the second time | 23 |
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