| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun pl] [prep] a [adj] time | 160 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] for a [adj] time | 93 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] [prep] a long time | 63 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] [prep] a long time | 63 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] [prep] a short time | 27 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] [prep] a short time | 25 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] at a [adj] time | 23 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] in a [adj] time | 21 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [prep] a [num ord] time | 12 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] within a [adj] time | 11 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [prep] a given time | 9 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] [prep] a second time | 9 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] [prep] a given time | 9 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] [prep] a second time | 9 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] [prep] a reasonable time | 8 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] of a [adj] time | 8 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] [prep] a reasonable time | 8 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] [prep] a particular time | 8 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] [prep] a particular time | 8 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] [prep] a considerable time | 6 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] over a [adj] time | 6 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] [prep] a considerable time | 6 |
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| 23 | children [prep] a [adj] time | 5 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] with a [adj] time | 5 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] [prep] a [adj -er] time | 5 |
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