| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] a [adj] time | 89 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] a [adj] time | 85 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] a [adj] time | 72 |
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| 4 | was [verb] a [adj] time | 59 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] time | 53 |
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| 6 | [was/were] have a [adj] time | 43 |
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| 7 | [was/were] having a [adj] time | 43 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [adj] time | 37 |
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| 9 | were [verb] a [adj] time | 31 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] a long time | 21 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] a long time | 21 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] a [num ord] time | 10 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] a second time | 9 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] a good time | 9 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] a second time | 9 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] a great time | 7 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] a good time | 7 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] a great time | 7 |
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| 19 | [was/were] take a [adj] time | 6 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] a hard time | 6 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] a [adj] times | 5 |
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| 22 | [was/were] taking a [adj] time | 5 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] a hard time | 5 |
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