| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [vb past] [prep] a [adj] time | 143 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [prep] a [adj] time | 137 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [prep] a [adj] time | 130 |
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| 4 | [vb past] for a [adj] time | 113 |
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| 5 | [vb past] for a [adj] time | 113 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [prep] a long time | 93 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [prep] a long time | 93 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [prep] a short time | 15 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [prep] a short time | 15 |
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| 10 | had [prep] a [adj] time | 14 |
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| 11 | stood [prep] a [adj] time | 13 |
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| 12 | sat [prep] a [adj] time | 12 |
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| 13 | [vb past] at a [adj] time | 11 |
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| 14 | [vb past] at a [adj] time | 11 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [prep] a [num ord] time | 10 |
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| 16 | [vb past] in a [adj] time | 6 |
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| 17 | came [prep] a [adj] time | 6 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [prep] an [adj] time | 6 |
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| 19 | [vb past] in a [adj] time | 6 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [prep] a third time | 5 |
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| 21 | [vb past] [prep] a third time | 5 |
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| 22 | looked [prep] a [adj] time | 5 |
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