| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [verb] for the [num ord] time | 174 |
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| 2 | [pron] [verb] for the first time | 161 |
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| 3 | [pron] [vb past] for the [num ord] time | 158 |
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| 4 | he [verb] for the [num ord] time | 40 |
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| 5 | he [verb] for the [num ord] time | 39 |
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| 6 | i [verb] for the [num ord] time | 37 |
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| 7 | i [verb] for the [num ord] time | 37 |
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| 8 | she [verb] for the [num ord] time | 36 |
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| 9 | she [verb] for the [num ord] time | 36 |
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| 10 | it [verb] for the [num ord] time | 23 |
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| 11 | it [verb] for the [num ord] time | 23 |
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| 12 | they [verb] for the [num ord] time | 22 |
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| 13 | they [verb] for the [num ord] time | 19 |
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| 14 | [pron] meet for the [num ord] time | 17 |
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| 15 | [pron] [vb base] for the [num ord] time | 17 |
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| 16 | we [verb] for the [num ord] time | 16 |
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| 17 | we [verb] for the [num ord] time | 15 |
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| 18 | [pron] met for the [num ord] time | 14 |
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| 19 | [pron] notice for the [num ord] time | 12 |
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| 20 | [pron] noticed for the [num ord] time | 12 |
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| 21 | [pron] [vb -s] for the [num ord] time | 10 |
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| 22 | [Wh pn] [verb] for the [num ord] time | 10 |
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| 23 | who [verb] for the [num ord] time | 10 |
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| 24 | who [verb] for the [num ord] time | 10 |
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| 25 | which [verb] for the [num ord] time | 9 |
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| 26 | [pron] [verb] for the second time | 9 |
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| 27 | [pron] [verb] for the last time | 9 |
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| 28 | which [verb] for the [num ord] time | 9 |
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| 29 | [pron] realised for the [num ord] time | 9 |
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| 30 | [pron] realise for the [num ord] time | 9 |
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