| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] a [adj] period of | 153 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] a [adj] period of | 145 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] a [adj] period of | 137 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] period of | 96 |
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| 5 | [verb] for a [adj] period of | 57 |
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| 6 | [verb] [prep] a long period of | 34 |
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| 7 | [verb] [prep] a long period of | 31 |
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| 8 | [verb] over a [adj] period of | 24 |
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| 9 | [verb] [prep] a short period of | 18 |
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| 10 | [verb] [prep] a short period of | 16 |
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| 11 | [verb] [prep] an [adj] period of | 16 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [prep] a [adj] period of | 16 |
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| 13 | [verb] after a [adj] period of | 12 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] [prep] a [adj] period of | 11 |
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| 15 | [to-vb] [prep] a [adj] period of | 10 |
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| 16 | [verb] in a [adj] period of | 9 |
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| 17 | [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] period of | 9 |
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| 18 | [verb] [prep] a [adj -er] period of | 7 |
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| 19 | [verb] by a [adj] period of | 7 |
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| 20 | [verb] [prep] a fixed period of | 6 |
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| 21 | [vb -s] [prep] a [adj] period of | 6 |
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| 22 | [verb] through a [adj] period of | 6 |
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| 23 | [verb] [prep] a fixed period of | 6 |
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| 24 | [verb] to a [adj] period of | 6 |
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| 25 | [verb] within a [adj] period of | 6 |
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| 26 | [verb] from a [adj] period of | 6 |
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| 27 | last [prep] a [adj] period of | 5 |
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| 28 | [verb] [prep] a given period of | 5 |
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| 29 | [verb] [prep] a given period of | 5 |
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| 30 | go [prep] a [adj] period of | 5 |
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