| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] a [adj] time | 874 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] a [adj] time | 856 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] a [adj] time | 835 |
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| 4 | [verb] [prep] a [adj] time | 749 |
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| 5 | [verb] for a [adj] time | 512 |
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| 6 | [verb] for a [adj] time | 512 |
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| 7 | [verb] [prep] a long time | 429 |
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| 8 | [verb] [prep] a long time | 421 |
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| 9 | [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] time | 414 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [prep] a [adj] time | 149 |
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| 11 | [verb] at a [adj] time | 136 |
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| 12 | [verb] at a [adj] time | 136 |
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| 13 | [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] time | 98 |
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| 14 | [verb] in a [adj] time | 81 |
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| 15 | [verb] in a [adj] time | 81 |
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| 16 | [verb] [prep] a short time | 71 |
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| 17 | [vb infin] [prep] a [adj] time | 70 |
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| 18 | [verb] [prep] a short time | 64 |
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| 19 | [verb] [prep] a [adj -er] time | 59 |
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| 20 | come [prep] a [adj] time | 57 |
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| 21 | have [prep] a [adj] time | 49 |
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| 22 | [vb -s] [prep] a [adj] time | 48 |
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| 23 | [to-vb] [prep] a [adj] time | 48 |
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| 24 | [vb base] [prep] a [adj] time | 47 |
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| 25 | [verb] [prep] a [num ord] time | 43 |
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| 26 | [verb] within a [adj] time | 42 |
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| 27 | [verb] within a [adj] time | 42 |
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| 28 | [verb] [prep] an [adj] time | 39 |
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| 29 | go [prep] a [adj] time | 37 |
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| 30 | [verb] [prep] a good time | 36 |
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