SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] [prep] the time [conj]	189
2	[verb] at the time [conj]	143
3	[verb] [prep] the time [that]	105
4	[verb] [prep] the time that	105
5	[verb] [prep] the time that	105
6	[vb pp] [prep] the time [conj]	85
7	[verb] [prep] the time [coord]	66
8	[verb] [prep] the time and	52
9	[verb] [prep] the time and	52
10	[vb past] [prep] the time [conj]	49
11	[v-ing] [prep] the time [conj]	21
12	[verb] [prep] the time [subord]	18
13	think [prep] the time [conj]	17
14	[vb infin] [prep] the time [conj]	16
15	say [prep] the time [conj]	15
16	know [prep] the time [conj]	14
17	said [prep] the time [conj]	13
18	[verb] [prep] the time as	10
19	[to-vb] [prep] the time [conj]	10
20	[verb] [prep] the time as	10
21	[verb] by the time [conj]	9
22	[verb] [prep] the time but	7
23	thinking [prep] the time [conj]	7
24	[verb] [prep] the time but	7
25	known [prep] the time [conj]	6
26	[verb] [prep] the time or	6
27	[verb] [prep] the time or	6
28	thought [prep] the time [conj]	6
29	do [prep] the time [conj]	5
30	[verb] for the time [conj]	5