| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [adv] a matter of time | 168 |
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| 2 | [adv] a matter of time | 168 |
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| 3 | only a matter of time | 139 |
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| 4 | only a matter of time | 139 |
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| 5 | [be] a matter of time | 45 |
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| 6 | be a matter of time | 45 |
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| 7 | [be] a matter of time | 35 |
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| 8 | be a matter of time | 35 |
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| 9 | just a matter of time | 21 |
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| 10 | just a matter of time | 21 |
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| 11 | merely a matter of time | 6 |
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| 12 | merely a matter of time | 6 |
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| 13 | a matter of time [conj] | 125 |
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| 14 | a matter of time [subord] | 118 |
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| 15 | a matter of time before | 112 |
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| 16 | a matter of time before | 112 |
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| 17 | a matter of time [prep] | 23 |
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| 18 | a matter of time [prep] | 23 |
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| 19 | a matter of time before | 22 |
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| 20 | a matter of time before | 22 |
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| 21 | a matter of time and | 7 |
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| 22 | a matter of time [coord] | 7 |
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| 23 | a matter of time and | 7 |
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| 24 | a matter of time [adv] | 6 |
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| 25 | a matter of time until | 5 |
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| 26 | a matter of time until | 5 |
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