No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | be [verb] for a [adj] time | 120 | |
2 | [be] [verb] for a [adj] time | 108 | |
3 | [be] [verb] for a long time | 89 | |
4 | [be] [verb] for a long time | 85 | |
5 | [be] [vb pp] for a [adj] time | 82 | |
6 | [been] [verb] for a [adj] time | 60 | |
7 | been [verb] for a [adj] time | 60 | |
8 | [be] [v-ing] for a [adj] time | 37 | |
9 | [be] [verb] for a [adj] time | 27 | |
10 | be [verb] for a [adj] time | 27 | |
11 | [was/were] [verb] for a [adj] time | 18 | |
12 | was [verb] for a [adj] time | 12 | |
13 | [be] [verb] for a short time | 12 | |
14 | [be] [verb] for a short time | 12 | |
15 | [be] know for a [adj] time | 9 | |
16 | [be] known for a [adj] time | 9 | |
17 | [be] [verb] for a [num ord] time | 8 | |
18 | [is] [verb] for a [adj] time | 8 | |
19 | is [verb] for a [adj] time | 7 | |
20 | were [verb] for a [adj] time | 6 | |
21 | [be] keep for a [adj] time | 6 | |
22 | [be] kept for a [adj] time | 6 | |
23 | [am/are] [verb] for a [adj] time | 5 | |
24 | [be] [verb] for a considerable time | 5 | |
25 | [be] [verb] for a considerable time | 5 | |
26 | [be] go for a [adj] time | 5 |