| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [vb past] [adv] a [adj] time | 29 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [adv] a long time | 16 |
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| 3 | [vb past] quite a [adj] time | 11 |
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| 4 | had [adv] a [adj] time | 9 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [adv] a short time | 8 |
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| 6 | [vb past] there a [adj] time | 7 |
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| 7 | [vb past] only a [adj] time | 6 |
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