| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] for the [num ord] time | 152 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pron] for the first time | 141 |
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| 3 | [v-ing] [pron] for the [num ord] time | 60 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [pron] for the [num ord] time | 57 |
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| 5 | [verb] it for the [num ord] time | 48 |
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| 6 | [verb] it for the [num ord] time | 48 |
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| 7 | [verb] him for the [num ord] time | 44 |
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| 8 | [verb] he for the [num ord] time | 44 |
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| 9 | see [pron] for the [num ord] time | 41 |
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| 10 | meet [pron] for the [num ord] time | 27 |
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| 11 | seeing [pron] for the [num ord] time | 24 |
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| 12 | [verb] she for the [num ord] time | 19 |
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| 13 | [verb] her for the [num ord] time | 19 |
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| 14 | [verb] them for the [num ord] time | 18 |
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| 15 | [verb] they for the [num ord] time | 18 |
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| 16 | [vb pp] [pron] for the [num ord] time | 15 |
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| 17 | [vb base] [pron] for the [num ord] time | 15 |
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| 18 | [verb] [pn reflx] for the [num ord] time | 15 |
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| 19 | [to-vb] [pron] for the [num ord] time | 14 |
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| 20 | [verb] i for the [num ord] time | 13 |
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| 21 | [verb] me for the [num ord] time | 13 |
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| 22 | [verb] [pron] for the last time | 11 |
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| 23 | [vb infin] [pron] for the [num ord] time | 10 |
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| 24 | meeting [pron] for the [num ord] time | 10 |
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| 25 | saw [pron] for the [num ord] time | 10 |
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| 26 | [verb] [indef pn] for the [num ord] time | 8 |
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| 27 | met [pron] for the [num ord] time | 8 |
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| 28 | tell [pron] for the [num ord] time | 7 |
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| 29 | notice [pron] for the [num ord] time | 7 |
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| 30 | [verb] herself for the [num ord] time | 7 |
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