| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] a short time | 23 |
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| 2 | be [vb pp] [prep] a short time | 23 |
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| 3 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] a short time | 10 |
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| 4 | be [vb pp] [prep] a short time | 10 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a short time | 7 |
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| 6 | [verb] [vb pp] [prep] a short time | 6 |
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| 7 | have [vb pp] [prep] a short time | 6 |
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| 8 | was [vb pp] [prep] a short time | 5 |
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| 9 | [vb pp] [prep] a [adv] short time | 14 |
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| 10 | [vb pp] [prep] a [adv] short time | 14 |
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| 11 | [vb pp] [prep] a relatively short time | 5 |
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| 12 | [vb pp] [prep] a relatively short time | 5 |
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