| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] time | 133 |
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| 2 | be [vb pp] for a [adj] time | 82 |
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| 3 | be [vb pp] [prep] a long time | 60 |
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| 4 | be [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] time | 57 |
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| 5 | be [vb pp] [prep] a long time | 57 |
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| 6 | been [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] time | 43 |
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| 7 | be [vb pp] [prep] a short time | 23 |
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| 8 | be [vb pp] at a [adj] time | 22 |
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| 9 | be [vb pp] within a [adj] time | 19 |
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| 10 | be [vb pp] [prep] a short time | 19 |
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| 11 | be [vb pp] in a [adj] time | 17 |
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| 12 | was [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] time | 16 |
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| 13 | is [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] time | 14 |
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| 14 | be known [prep] a [adj] time | 9 |
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| 15 | be [vb pp] [prep] a particular time | 9 |
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| 16 | be [vb pp] [prep] a [num ord] time | 9 |
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| 17 | be [vb pp] [prep] a particular time | 9 |
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| 18 | be [vb pp] [prep] a [adj -er] time | 9 |
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| 19 | be [vb pp] [prep] a certain time | 7 |
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| 20 | be [vb pp] [prep] a certain time | 7 |
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| 21 | were [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] time | 7 |
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| 22 | be completed [prep] a [adj] time | 7 |
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| 23 | are [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] time | 7 |
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| 24 | be kept [prep] a [adj] time | 7 |
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| 25 | being [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] time | 6 |
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| 26 | be used [prep] a [adj] time | 6 |
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| 27 | be [vb pp] [prep] a considerable time | 5 |
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| 28 | be [vb pp] [prep] a reasonable time | 5 |
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| 29 | be [vb pp] [prep] a considerable time | 5 |
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| 30 | be [vb pp] [prep] a second time | 5 |
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