| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [be] [verb] [prep] a time | 171 |
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| 2 | be [verb] [prep] a time | 171 |
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| 3 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] a time | 141 |
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| 4 | [be] [verb] at a time | 107 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a time | 69 |
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| 6 | was [verb] [prep] a time | 47 |
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| 7 | [be] [verb] [prep] a time | 42 |
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| 8 | be [verb] [prep] a time | 42 |
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| 9 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] a time | 28 |
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| 10 | is [verb] [prep] a time | 27 |
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| 11 | [is] [verb] [prep] a time | 27 |
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| 12 | were [verb] [prep] a time | 22 |
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| 13 | [be] [verb] for a time | 15 |
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| 14 | [am/are] [verb] [prep] a time | 14 |
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| 15 | [be] [verb] in a time | 13 |
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| 16 | are [verb] [prep] a time | 11 |
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| 17 | [be] [verb] as a time | 11 |
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| 18 | been [verb] [prep] a time | 10 |
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| 19 | [been] [verb] [prep] a time | 10 |
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| 20 | being [verb] [prep] a time | 9 |
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| 21 | [being] [verb] [prep] a time | 9 |
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| 22 | [be] [verb] on a time | 8 |
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| 23 | [be] live [prep] a time | 7 |
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| 24 | [be] living [prep] a time | 7 |
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| 25 | [be] bear [prep] a time | 6 |
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| 26 | [be] write [prep] a time | 6 |
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| 27 | [be] [verb] to a time | 6 |
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| 28 | [be] [verb] by a time | 6 |
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| 29 | [be] written [prep] a time | 5 |
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| 30 | [be] use [prep] a time | 5 |
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