| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] for the first time | 124 |
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| 2 | [v-ing] [pers pn] for the [num ord] time | 53 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [pers pn] for the [num ord] time | 49 |
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| 4 | [verb] it for the [num ord] time | 48 |
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| 5 | [verb] him for the [num ord] time | 44 |
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| 6 | see [pers pn] for the [num ord] time | 40 |
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| 7 | meet [pers pn] for the [num ord] time | 24 |
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| 8 | seeing [pers pn] for the [num ord] time | 23 |
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| 9 | [verb] her for the [num ord] time | 19 |
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| 10 | [verb] them for the [num ord] time | 18 |
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| 11 | [verb] me for the [num ord] time | 13 |
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| 12 | [vb pp] [pers pn] for the [num ord] time | 12 |
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| 13 | [to-vb] [pers pn] for the [num ord] time | 12 |
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| 14 | [verb] [pers pn] for the last time | 11 |
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| 15 | [vb base] [pers pn] for the [num ord] time | 11 |
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| 16 | saw [pers pn] for the [num ord] time | 10 |
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| 17 | [vb infin] [pers pn] for the [num ord] time | 10 |
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| 18 | meeting [pers pn] for the [num ord] time | 9 |
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| 19 | met [pers pn] for the [num ord] time | 8 |
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| 20 | notice [pers pn] for the [num ord] time | 7 |
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| 21 | read [pers pn] for the [num ord] time | 6 |
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| 22 | [verb] us for the [num ord] time | 6 |
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| 23 | [vb -s] [pers pn] for the [num ord] time | 5 |
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| 24 | tell [pers pn] for the [num ord] time | 5 |
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