| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | from time to time | 1652 |
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| 2 | at one and the same time | 81 |
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| 3 | once upon a time | 160 |
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| 4 | more than [num] times as [adj] | 26 |
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| 5 | time and time again | 171 |
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| 6 | right place at the right time | 64 |
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| 7 | [num] times [adv] likely to be | 30 |
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| 8 | for any length of time | 96 |
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| 9 | in a few [noun pl] ' time | 73 |
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| 10 | at the best of times | 124 |
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| 11 | at the time of going to | 64 |
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| 12 | time of going to press | 79 |
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| 13 | for the first time this [noun sg] | 61 |
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| 14 | for the second time [det] [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 15 | [verb] [adv prt] from time to time | 45 |
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| 16 | in two [noun pl] ' time | 76 |
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| 17 | for the [num ord] time that [noun sg] | 72 |
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| 18 | it be about time [pers pn] [vb past] | 81 |
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| 19 | the first time since [pers pn] [vb past] | 67 |
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| 20 | at one time or another | 75 |
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| 21 | at a time when [adj] [noun] | 126 |
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| 22 | [num] times the size of | 52 |
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| 23 | be [vb pp] from time to time | 94 |
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| 24 | [adj] place at the [adj] time | 89 |
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| 25 | for the [num ord] time this [noun sg] | 98 |
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| 26 | [vb mod] from time to time [vb infin] | 58 |
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| 27 | it be time [to-vb] the [noun] | 99 |
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| 28 | it be time for [pers pn] [to-vb] | 65 |
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| 29 | in [num] years ' time | 162 |
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| 30 | the first time in [num] [noun pl] | 209 |
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