| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [vb past] for [adv] a [noun sg] | 34 |
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| 2 | [vb past] at [adv] a [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [prep] least a [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [prep] only a [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 5 | [vb past] with [adv] a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [prep] quite a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [prep] [adv] a year | 10 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [prep] just a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 9 | [vb past] to [adv] a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [prep] [adv] a quarter | 8 |
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| 11 | had [prep] [adv] a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [prep] [adv] a moment | 7 |
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| 13 | [vb past] by [adv] a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 14 | [vb past] from [adv] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [prep] about a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 16 | [vb past] [prep] barely a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 17 | [vb past] [prep] [adv] a draw | 5 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [prep] nearly a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 19 | [vb past] [prep] almost a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [prep] [adv] a while | 5 |
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| 21 | hesitated [prep] [adv] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 22 | deserved [prep] [adv] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 23 | [vb past] [prep] [adv] a week | 5 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [prep] over a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 25 | lasted [prep] [adv] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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