| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [prep] the time | 604 |
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| 2 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] the time | 493 |
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| 3 | [be] [verb] at the time | 383 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 257 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [prep] the time | 173 |
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| 6 | [be] [verb] [prep] the time | 138 |
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| 7 | be [verb] [prep] the time | 138 |
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| 8 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 106 |
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| 9 | been [verb] [prep] the time | 104 |
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| 10 | [been] [verb] [prep] the time | 104 |
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| 11 | [be] [verb] by the time | 89 |
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| 12 | were [verb] [prep] the time | 84 |
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| 13 | [is] [verb] [prep] the time | 56 |
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| 14 | is [verb] [prep] the time | 48 |
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| 15 | [am/are] [verb] [prep] the time | 30 |
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| 16 | [be] make [prep] the time | 28 |
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| 17 | [be] made [prep] the time | 27 |
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| 18 | are [verb] [prep] the time | 23 |
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| 19 | [be] [verb] for the time | 21 |
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| 20 | [be] do [prep] the time | 20 |
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| 21 | being [verb] [prep] the time | 19 |
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| 22 | [being] [verb] [prep] the time | 19 |
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| 23 | [be] [verb] in the time | 18 |
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| 24 | [be] doing [prep] the time | 13 |
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| 25 | [be] [verb] to the time | 13 |
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| 26 | [be] [verb] as the time | 11 |
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| 27 | [be] [verb] from the time | 11 |
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| 28 | [be] go [prep] the time | 10 |
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| 29 | [be] know [prep] the time | 10 |
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| 30 | [be] working [prep] the time | 10 |
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