| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the [adj] time [prep] | 3045 |
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| 2 | the [num ord] time [prep] | 2298 |
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| 3 | the first time [prep] | 1924 |
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| 4 | the first time [prep] | 1924 |
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| 5 | the [adj] time in | 1564 |
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| 6 | the [adj] time [prep] | 651 |
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| 7 | the [adj] time of | 432 |
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| 8 | the [adj] time since | 302 |
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| 9 | the [adj] times [prep] | 257 |
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| 10 | the [adj] time for | 243 |
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| 11 | the [det] time [prep] | 203 |
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| 12 | the same time [prep] | 195 |
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| 13 | the same time [prep] | 195 |
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| 14 | the second time [prep] | 181 |
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| 15 | the second time [prep] | 181 |
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| 16 | the financial time [prep] | 157 |
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| 17 | the financial time [prep] | 157 |
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| 18 | the [adj] time on | 156 |
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| 19 | the [adj -est] time [prep] | 136 |
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| 20 | the [adj] time at | 113 |
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| 21 | the [adj] time to | 96 |
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| 22 | the [adj] time with | 81 |
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| 23 | the [adj] time by | 67 |
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| 24 | the good time [prep] | 59 |
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| 25 | the last time [prep] | 59 |
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| 26 | the last time [prep] | 59 |
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| 27 | the best time [prep] | 55 |
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| 28 | the right time [prep] | 54 |
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| 29 | the third time [prep] | 54 |
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| 30 | the right time [prep] | 54 |
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