| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [verb] [adv] [prep] a [adj] while | 41 |
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| 2 | [verb] [adv] for a [adj] while | 32 |
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| 3 | [verb] [adv] for a [adj] while | 32 |
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| 4 | [verb] [adv] [prep] a little while | 25 |
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| 5 | [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] while | 23 |
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| 6 | [verb] [adv] [prep] a [adj] while | 18 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [adv] [prep] a [adj] while | 14 |
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| 8 | [verb] [adv] [prep] a short while | 11 |
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| 9 | come [adv] [prep] a [adj] while | 8 |
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| 10 | [v-ing] [adv] [prep] a [adj] while | 7 |
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| 11 | go [adv] [prep] a [adj] while | 7 |
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| 12 | [verb] on [prep] a [adj] while | 6 |
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| 13 | [vb base] [adv] [prep] a [adj] while | 6 |
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| 14 | [verb] on [prep] a [adj] while | 6 |
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| 15 | [vb pp] [adv] [prep] a [adj] while | 5 |
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