| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a time | 43 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a time | 21 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a time | 14 |
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| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a time | 12 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a time | 8 |
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| 6 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a time | 7 |
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| 7 | this [was/were] [verb] [prep] a time | 6 |
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| 8 | this [was/were] [verb] [prep] a time | 6 |
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| 9 | [det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a time | 6 |
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| 10 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a time | 6 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [prep] a time | 16 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a time | 11 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] out [prep] a time | 5 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] out [prep] a time | 5 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [prep] a time | 5 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] time | 37 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] time | 28 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long time | 10 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long time | 9 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a short time | 7 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a short time | 6 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [num ord] time | 5 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a time [adv] | 37 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a time when | 35 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a time when | 35 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a time [Wh adv] | 35 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a time [prep] | 18 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a time [prep] | 18 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a time of | 11 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a time of | 11 |
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