No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | for a [adj] time | 2178 | |
2 | for a [adj] time | 2162 | |
3 | for a [adj] time | 2008 | |
4 | for a long time | 1617 | |
5 | for a long time | 1601 | |
6 | for a short time | 217 | |
7 | for a short time | 210 | |
8 | for a [num ord] time | 136 | |
9 | for a second time | 94 | |
10 | for a second time | 94 | |
11 | for a considerable time | 45 | |
12 | for a considerable time | 45 | |
13 | for a third time | 25 | |
14 | for a third time | 25 | |
15 | for a [adj -er] time | 23 | |
16 | for a good time | 22 | |
17 | for a good time | 22 | |
18 | for an [adj] time | 17 | |
19 | for a longer time | 16 | |
20 | for a brief time | 14 | |
21 | for a brief time | 14 | |
22 | for a [det] time | 12 | |
23 | for a certain time | 12 | |
24 | for a certain time | 12 | |
25 | for a little time | 10 | |
26 | for a reasonable time | 10 | |
27 | for a little time | 10 | |
28 | for a limited time | 10 | |
29 | for a limited time | 10 | |
30 | for a reasonable time | 10 |