| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | over a period [prep] [noun] | 296 |
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| 2 | over a period [prep] [adj] | 226 |
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| 3 | over a period [prep] [num] | 192 |
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| 4 | over a period [prep] [noun sg] | 186 |
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| 5 | over a period [prep] time | 184 |
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| 6 | over a period [prep] time | 184 |
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| 7 | over a period [prep] [noun pl] | 110 |
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| 8 | over a period [prep] year | 62 |
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| 9 | over a period [prep] years | 62 |
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| 10 | over a period [prep] [adv] | 40 |
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| 11 | over a period [prep] [adv] | 37 |
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| 12 | over a period [prep] two | 33 |
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| 13 | over a period [prep] two | 33 |
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| 14 | over a period [prep] [det] | 32 |
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| 15 | over a period [prep] [art] | 29 |
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| 16 | over a period [prep] [art] | 29 |
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| 17 | over a period [prep] three | 27 |
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| 18 | over a period [prep] three | 27 |
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| 19 | over a period [prep] a | 27 |
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| 20 | over a period [prep] a | 27 |
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| 21 | over a period [prep] week | 19 |
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| 22 | over a period [prep] weeks | 19 |
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| 23 | over a period [prep] month | 17 |
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| 24 | over a period [prep] months | 17 |
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| 25 | over a period [prep] [prep] | 16 |
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| 26 | over a period [prep] [prep] | 16 |
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| 27 | over a period [prep] several | 16 |
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| 28 | over a period [prep] several | 16 |
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| 29 | over a period [prep] five | 14 |
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| 30 | over a period [prep] about | 14 |
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