| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [v-ing] for the [adj] time | 195 |
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| 2 | [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] time | 187 |
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| 3 | [v-ing] [prep] the first time | 169 |
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| 4 | [v-ing] [prep] the first time | 169 |
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| 5 | [v-ing] at the [adj] time | 158 |
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| 6 | [v-ing] [prep] the [det] time | 142 |
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| 7 | [v-ing] [prep] the same time | 141 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] [prep] the same time | 141 |
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| 9 | [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] time | 44 |
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| 10 | meeting [prep] the [adj] time | 19 |
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| 11 | speaking [prep] the [adj] time | 13 |
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| 12 | talking [prep] the [adj] time | 10 |
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| 13 | [v-ing] [prep] the last time | 9 |
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| 14 | seeing [prep] the [adj] time | 9 |
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| 15 | [v-ing] [prep] the last time | 9 |
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| 16 | going [prep] the [adj] time | 8 |
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| 17 | [v-ing] [prep] the present time | 7 |
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| 18 | [v-ing] [prep] the present time | 7 |
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| 19 | competing [prep] the [adj] time | 7 |
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| 20 | happening [prep] the [adj] time | 7 |
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| 21 | running [prep] the [adj] time | 6 |
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| 22 | working [prep] the [adj] time | 6 |
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| 23 | smiling [prep] the [adj] time | 6 |
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| 24 | occurring [prep] the [adj] time | 5 |
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| 25 | including [prep] the [adj] time | 5 |
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| 26 | [v-ing] [prep] the right time | 5 |
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| 27 | thinking [prep] the [adj] time | 5 |
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| 28 | [v-ing] [prep] the right time | 5 |
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| 29 | [v-ing] [prep] the big time | 5 |
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| 30 | [v-ing] [prep] the big time | 5 |
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