| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] the time | 87 |
|
| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] the time | 87 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] at the time | 64 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] at the time | 64 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [adv] the time | 22 |
|
| 6 | [pron] [was/were] not the time | 10 |
|
| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [not/n't] the time | 10 |
|
| 8 | [pron] [was/were] [adj] the time | 9 |
|
| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [adv] the time | 8 |
|
| 10 | [pron] [was/were] all the time | 8 |
|
| 11 | [pron] [was/were] all the time | 8 |
|
| 12 | [pron] [was/were] [det] the time | 8 |
|
| 13 | [pron] [was/were] n't the time | 7 |
|
| 14 | [pron] [was/were] in the time | 6 |
|
| 15 | [pron] [was/were] about the time | 6 |
|
| 16 | [pron] [was/were] about the time | 6 |
|
| 17 | [pron] [was/were] in the time | 6 |
|
| 18 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] the time | 5 |
|
| 19 | [pron] [was/were] the [adj] time | 456 |
|
| 20 | [pron] [was/were] the [num ord] time | 407 |
|
| 21 | [pron] [was/were] the first time | 329 |
|
| 22 | [pron] [was/were] the first time | 329 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] the [adj] time | 35 |
|
| 24 | [pron] [was/were] the last time | 31 |
|
| 25 | [pron] [was/were] the last time | 31 |
|
| 26 | [pron] [was/were] the second time | 22 |
|
| 27 | [pron] [was/were] the second time | 22 |
|
| 28 | [pron] [was/were] the only time | 20 |
|
| 29 | [pron] [was/were] the only time | 20 |
|
| 30 | [pron] [was/were] the third time | 17 |
|
