| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun] [prep] a very short | 58 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [prep] a very short | 38 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] a very short | 34 |
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| 4 | [adv] [prep] a very short | 20 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] [prep] a very short | 19 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] [prep] a very short | 17 |
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| 7 | [adv] [prep] a very short | 17 |
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| 8 | [conj] [prep] a very short | 17 |
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| 9 | [coord] [prep] a very short | 14 |
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| 10 | and [prep] a very short | 10 |
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| 11 | and [prep] a very short | 10 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [prep] a very short | 8 |
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| 13 | [adj] [prep] a very short | 7 |
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| 14 | [adj] [prep] a very short | 6 |
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| 15 | [be] [prep] a very short | 5 |
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| 16 | only [prep] a very short | 5 |
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| 17 | be [prep] a very short | 5 |
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| 18 | only [prep] a very short | 5 |
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| 19 | [prep] a very short [noun] | 169 |
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| 20 | [prep] a very short [noun sg] | 168 |
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| 21 | [prep] a very short time | 83 |
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| 22 | [prep] a very short time | 83 |
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| 23 | [prep] a very short period | 24 |
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| 24 | [prep] a very short period | 24 |
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| 25 | [prep] a very short space | 22 |
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| 26 | [prep] a very short space | 22 |
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| 27 | [prep] a very short while | 6 |
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| 28 | [prep] a very short while | 6 |
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