SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] [prep] the [num ord] time	1272
2	[verb] for the [num ord] time	1223
3	[verb] for the [num ord] time	1223
4	[verb] [prep] the first time	1044
5	[vb pp] [prep] the [num ord] time	502
6	[vb past] [prep] the [num ord] time	332
7	[v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] time	187
8	meet [prep] the [num ord] time	83
9	[verb] [prep] the second time	74
10	[vb base] [prep] the [num ord] time	72
11	[to-vb] [prep] the [num ord] time	70
12	[verb] [prep] the last time	67
13	[vb -s] [prep] the [num ord] time	64
14	[vb infin] [prep] the [num ord] time	45
15	speak [prep] the [num ord] time	39
16	see [prep] the [num ord] time	38
17	met [prep] the [num ord] time	28
18	met [prep] the [num ord] time	24
19	notice [prep] the [num ord] time	24
20	[verb] [prep] the third time	24
21	spoke [prep] the [num ord] time	21
22	have [prep] the [num ord] time	21
23	appear [prep] the [num ord] time	21
24	admit [prep] the [num ord] time	20
25	win [prep] the [num ord] time	19
26	show [prep] the [num ord] time	19
27	meeting [prep] the [num ord] time	18
28	reveal [prep] the [num ord] time	16
29	[verb] [prep] the next time	15
30	hold [prep] the [num ord] time	15