| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] a [adj] period [prep] | 871 |
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| 2 | [prep] a [adj] period [prep] | 871 |
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| 3 | [prep] a [adj] period [prep] | 824 |
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| 4 | [prep] a [adj] period [prep] | 773 |
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| 5 | [prep] a [adj] period of | 618 |
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| 6 | for a [adj] period [prep] | 320 |
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| 7 | for a [adj] period [prep] | 320 |
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| 8 | over a [adj] period [prep] | 183 |
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| 9 | over a [adj] period [prep] | 183 |
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| 10 | [prep] a long period [prep] | 179 |
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| 11 | [prep] a long period [prep] | 162 |
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| 12 | [prep] an [adj] period [prep] | 98 |
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| 13 | [prep] a short period [prep] | 97 |
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| 14 | [prep] a short period [prep] | 91 |
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| 15 | after a [adj] period [prep] | 87 |
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| 16 | after a [adj] period [prep] | 87 |
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| 17 | [prep] a [adj] period in | 83 |
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| 18 | [prep] a [adj -er] period [prep] | 46 |
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| 19 | of a [adj] period [prep] | 44 |
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| 20 | of a [adj] period [prep] | 44 |
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| 21 | within a [adj] period [prep] | 41 |
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| 22 | within a [adj] period [prep] | 41 |
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| 23 | [prep] a brief period [prep] | 36 |
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| 24 | in a [adj] period [prep] | 36 |
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| 25 | [prep] a brief period [prep] | 36 |
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| 26 | in a [adj] period [prep] | 36 |
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| 27 | during a [adj] period [prep] | 30 |
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| 28 | during a [adj] period [prep] | 30 |
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| 29 | [prep] a fixed period [prep] | 29 |
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| 30 | [prep] a fixed period [prep] | 29 |
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