| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] the time | 88 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] at the time | 67 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] the time | 67 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] at the time | 67 |
|
| 5 | was [adv] [vb pp] [prep] the time | 65 |
|
| 6 | were [adv] [vb pp] [prep] the time | 23 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [not/n't] [vb pp] [prep] the time | 21 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] not [vb pp] [prep] the time | 21 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] not [vb pp] [prep] the time | 18 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] by the time | 14 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] by the time | 14 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] widely [vb pp] [prep] the time | 7 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] widely [vb pp] [prep] the time | 7 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] already [vb pp] [prep] the time | 6 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] already [vb pp] [prep] the time | 6 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] properly [vb pp] [prep] the time | 5 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] properly [vb pp] [prep] the time | 5 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [adv] investigated [prep] the time | 5 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [adv] established [prep] the time | 5 |
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