| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] [prep] a short time [pers pn] | 11 |
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| 2 | [coord] [prep] a short time [pers pn] | 10 |
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| 3 | and [prep] a short time [pers pn] | 8 |
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| 4 | and [prep] a short time [pers pn] | 8 |
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| 5 | [prep] a [adv] short time [pers pn] | 8 |
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| 6 | [prep] a [adv] short time [pers pn] | 8 |
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| 7 | [prep] a very short time [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 8 | [prep] a very short time [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 9 | [prep] a short time [conj] [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 10 | [prep] a short time [pers pn] [vb past] | 16 |
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| 11 | [prep] a short time [pers pn] [verb] | 16 |
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| 12 | [prep] a short time [pers pn] [be] | 12 |
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| 13 | [prep] a short time [pers pn] be | 12 |
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| 14 | [prep] a short time [pers pn] [was/were] | 11 |
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| 15 | [prep] a short time [pers pn] [modal v] | 7 |
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| 16 | [prep] a short time [pers pn] [vb mod] | 7 |
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| 17 | [prep] a short time [pers pn] was | 6 |
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| 18 | [prep] a short time [pers pn] were | 5 |
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