| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [v-ing] [prep] the time | 106 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 106 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 70 |
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| 4 | [noun] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 51 |
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| 5 | was [v-ing] [prep] the time | 48 |
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| 6 | [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 30 |
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| 7 | [verb] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 25 |
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| 8 | [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 25 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 25 |
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| 10 | [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 25 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 22 |
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| 12 | were [v-ing] [prep] the time | 22 |
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| 13 | [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 21 |
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| 14 | [conj] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 13 |
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| 15 | [is] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 11 |
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| 16 | [am/are] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 10 |
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| 17 | of [v-ing] [prep] the time | 9 |
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| 18 | [vb base] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 9 |
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| 19 | [coord] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 9 |
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| 20 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 9 |
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| 21 | be [v-ing] [prep] the time | 9 |
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| 22 | of [v-ing] [prep] the time | 9 |
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| 23 | not [v-ing] [prep] the time | 8 |
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| 24 | [not/n't] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 8 |
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| 25 | 's [v-ing] [prep] the time | 8 |
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| 26 | are [v-ing] [prep] the time | 7 |
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| 27 | remember [v-ing] [prep] the time | 7 |
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| 28 | [vb pp] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 7 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 6 |
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| 30 | and [v-ing] [prep] the time | 6 |
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