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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [adj] [prep] the time	183
2	was [adj] [prep] the time	172
3	[was/were] [adj] at the time	162
4	were [adj] [prep] the time	47
5	[was/were] [num] [prep] the time	32
6	[was/were] [adj] by the time	30
7	[was/were] [adj] for the time	11
8	[was/were] dark [prep] the time	10
9	[was/were] dark [prep] the time	10
10	[was/were] available [prep] the time	7
11	[was/were] available [prep] the time	7
12	[was/were] ill [prep] the time	6
13	[was/were] ill [prep] the time	6
14	[was/were] pregnant [prep] the time	6
15	[was/were] pregnant [prep] the time	6
16	[was/were] common [prep] the time	5
17	[was/were] common [prep] the time	5
18	[was/were] fashionable [prep] the time	5
19	[was/were] fashionable [prep] the time	5
20	[was/were] [adj] of the time	5