No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | a [adj] period of | 889 | |
2 | a [adj] period of | 842 | |
3 | a long period of | 205 | |
4 | a long period of | 183 | |
5 | an [adj] period of | 112 | |
6 | a short period of | 91 | |
7 | a short period of | 84 | |
8 | a [adj -er] period of | 58 | |
9 | a brief period of | 34 | |
10 | a brief period of | 33 | |
11 | a prolonged period of | 30 | |
12 | a prolonged period of | 30 | |
13 | a fixed period of | 27 | |
14 | a fixed period of | 27 | |
15 | a considerable period of | 23 | |
16 | a considerable period of | 23 | |
17 | a initial period of | 22 | |
18 | a certain period of | 22 | |
19 | a initial period of | 22 | |
20 | a longer period of | 22 | |
21 | a certain period of | 22 | |
22 | a further period of | 21 | |
23 | a far period of | 21 | |
24 | a continuous period of | 19 | |
25 | a continuous period of | 19 | |
26 | a lengthy period of | 19 | |
27 | a lengthy period of | 19 | |
28 | a limited period of | 19 | |
29 | a limited period of | 19 | |
30 | a extended period of | 18 |