| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] a [adj] time | 2967 |
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| 2 | for a [adj] time | 2161 |
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| 3 | [prep] a long time | 1752 |
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| 4 | [prep] a long time | 1727 |
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| 5 | [prep] a short time | 397 |
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| 6 | at a [adj] time | 380 |
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| 7 | [prep] a short time | 376 |
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| 8 | in a [adj] time | 209 |
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| 9 | within a [adj] time | 159 |
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| 10 | [prep] a [num ord] time | 151 |
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| 11 | [prep] a [adj -er] time | 117 |
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| 12 | [prep] a second time | 105 |
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| 13 | [prep] a second time | 105 |
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| 14 | [prep] a particular time | 95 |
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| 15 | [prep] a particular time | 95 |
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| 16 | [prep] a certain time | 90 |
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| 17 | [prep] a reasonable time | 90 |
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| 18 | [prep] a certain time | 90 |
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| 19 | [prep] a reasonable time | 90 |
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| 20 | after a [adj] time | 80 |
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| 21 | [prep] a good time | 69 |
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| 22 | [prep] a given time | 65 |
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| 23 | [prep] a given time | 65 |
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| 24 | of a [adj] time | 61 |
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| 25 | [prep] a considerable time | 48 |
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| 26 | [prep] a considerable time | 48 |
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| 27 | [prep] a good time | 46 |
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| 28 | [prep] a bad time | 34 |
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| 29 | [prep] a specified time | 32 |
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| 30 | [prep] a late time | 32 |
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