| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] a [adj] time | 553 |
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| 2 | [vb past] a [adj] time | 526 |
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| 3 | had a [adj] time | 238 |
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| 4 | [vb past] a long time | 235 |
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| 5 | [vb past] a long time | 234 |
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| 6 | took a [adj] time | 126 |
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| 7 | spent a [adj] time | 55 |
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| 8 | [vb past] a good time | 53 |
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| 9 | [vb past] a good time | 52 |
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| 10 | [vb past] an [adj] time | 30 |
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| 11 | [vb past] a [det] time | 28 |
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| 12 | [vb past] a little time | 24 |
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| 13 | [vb past] a little time | 24 |
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| 14 | [vb past] a great time | 23 |
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| 15 | [vb past] a great time | 23 |
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| 16 | seemed a [adj] time | 23 |
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| 17 | [vb past] a short time | 21 |
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| 18 | [vb past] a [num ord] time | 21 |
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| 19 | [vb past] a short time | 20 |
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| 20 | [vb past] a wonderful time | 20 |
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| 21 | [vb past] a wonderful time | 20 |
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| 22 | [vb past] a hard time | 15 |
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| 23 | [vb past] a lovely time | 14 |
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| 24 | [vb past] a lovely time | 14 |
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| 25 | [vb past] a hard time | 13 |
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| 26 | waited a [adj] time | 12 |
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| 27 | [vb past] a second time | 11 |
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| 28 | [vb past] a second time | 11 |
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| 29 | [vb past] a difficult time | 10 |
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| 30 | [vb past] a bad time | 10 |
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