| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [adv prt] [prep] the early [adj] | 100 |
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| 2 | [adv prt] [prep] the early [adj] | 100 |
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| 3 | [adv prt] [prep] the early [num] | 81 |
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| 4 | back [prep] the early [adj] | 57 |
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| 5 | [adv prt] in the early [adj] | 53 |
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| 6 | [adv prt] in the early [adj] | 53 |
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| 7 | [adv prt] to the early [adj] | 42 |
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| 8 | [adv prt] to the early [adj] | 42 |
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| 9 | up [prep] the early [adj] | 24 |
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| 10 | [adv prt] [prep] the early 1980s | 21 |
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| 11 | [adv prt] [prep] the early 1980s | 21 |
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| 12 | [adv prt] [prep] the early [num ord] | 16 |
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| 13 | [adv prt] [prep] the early 1970s | 15 |
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| 14 | [adv prt] [prep] the early 1970s | 15 |
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| 15 | [adv prt] [prep] the early 1960s | 10 |
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| 16 | [adv prt] [prep] the early 1960s | 10 |
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| 17 | down [prep] the early [adj] | 9 |
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| 18 | out [prep] the early [adj] | 8 |
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| 19 | [adv prt] [prep] the early nineteenth | 5 |
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| 20 | [adv prt] [prep] the early nineteenth | 5 |
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