| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a [adj] time | 7197 |
|
| 2 | a long time | 3662 |
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| 3 | a long time | 3624 |
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| 4 | a short time | 699 |
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| 5 | a short time | 670 |
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| 6 | a good time | 651 |
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| 7 | a good time | 594 |
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| 8 | a [num ord] time | 500 |
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| 9 | a second time | 352 |
|
| 10 | a second time | 352 |
|
| 11 | a [adj -er] time | 199 |
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| 12 | a hard time | 179 |
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| 13 | a [det] time | 172 |
|
| 14 | a little time | 169 |
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| 15 | a hard time | 168 |
|
| 16 | a little time | 164 |
|
| 17 | a bad time | 129 |
|
| 18 | a reasonable time | 122 |
|
| 19 | a reasonable time | 122 |
|
| 20 | a great time | 107 |
|
| 21 | a great time | 106 |
|
| 22 | a certain time | 105 |
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| 23 | a certain time | 105 |
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| 24 | a bad time | 105 |
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| 25 | a particular time | 99 |
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| 26 | a particular time | 99 |
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| 27 | a full time | 96 |
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| 28 | a full time | 96 |
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| 29 | a considerable time | 87 |
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| 30 | a considerable time | 87 |
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