| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] time | 146 |
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| 2 | [adv prt] for a [adj] time | 112 |
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| 3 | [adv prt] [prep] a long time | 82 |
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| 4 | on [prep] a [adj] time | 44 |
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| 5 | in [prep] a [adj] time | 27 |
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| 6 | [adv prt] at a [adj] time | 19 |
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| 7 | out [prep] a [adj] time | 16 |
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| 8 | up [prep] a [adj] time | 16 |
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| 9 | around [prep] a [adj] time | 15 |
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| 10 | [adv prt] [prep] a short time | 11 |
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| 11 | [adv prt] [prep] a certain time | 11 |
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| 12 | back [prep] a [adj] time | 8 |
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| 13 | [adv prt] [prep] a good time | 6 |
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| 14 | [adv prt] [prep] a tough time | 5 |
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| 15 | about [prep] a [adj] time | 5 |
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| 16 | over [prep] a [adj] time | 5 |
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