| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a [adj] time [to-vb] | 294 |
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| 2 | [verb] a [adj] time [to-vb] | 251 |
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| 3 | take a [adj] time [to-vb] | 225 |
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| 4 | [verb] a long time [to-vb] | 216 |
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| 5 | [verb] a long time [to-vb] | 214 |
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| 6 | [vb infin] a [adj] time [to-vb] | 71 |
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| 7 | [vb past] a [adj] time [to-vb] | 68 |
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| 8 | took a [adj] time [to-vb] | 60 |
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| 9 | take a [adj] time [to-vb] | 52 |
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| 10 | [vb -s] a [adj] time [to-vb] | 49 |
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| 11 | takes a [adj] time [to-vb] | 42 |
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| 12 | [vb pp] a [adj] time [to-vb] | 39 |
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| 13 | [verb] a [adj] time to get | 37 |
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| 14 | [vb base] a [adj] time [to-vb] | 35 |
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| 15 | [verb] a [det] time [to-vb] | 34 |
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| 16 | [verb] a little time [to-vb] | 32 |
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| 17 | [verb] a little time [to-vb] | 32 |
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| 18 | take a [adj] time [to-vb] | 31 |
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| 19 | [v-ing] a [adj] time [to-vb] | 26 |
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| 20 | have a [adj] time [to-vb] | 24 |
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| 21 | taking a [adj] time [to-vb] | 20 |
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| 22 | taken a [adj] time [to-vb] | 17 |
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| 23 | [verb] a [adj] time to come | 11 |
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| 24 | have a [adj] time [to-vb] | 9 |
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| 25 | [to-vb] a [adj] time [to-vb] | 9 |
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| 26 | wait a [adj] time [to-vb] | 8 |
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| 27 | [verb] a good time [to-vb] | 8 |
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| 28 | [verb] a [adj] time to do | 8 |
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| 29 | [verb] a reasonable time [to-vb] | 7 |
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| 30 | [verb] a short time [to-vb] | 7 |
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