| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [adv prt] for a [adj] time | 119 |
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| 2 | [adv prt] for a [adj] time | 111 |
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| 3 | [adv prt] for a long time | 82 |
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| 4 | [adv prt] for a long time | 80 |
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| 5 | [adv prt] for a good time | 6 |
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| 6 | [adv prt] for a good time | 6 |
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| 7 | [adv prt] for a tough time | 5 |
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| 8 | [adv prt] for a short time | 5 |
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| 9 | [adv prt] for a [num ord] time | 5 |
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| 10 | [adv prt] for a tough time | 5 |
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| 11 | [verb] [adv prt] for a time | 12 |
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| 12 | [vb pp] [adv prt] for a time | 8 |
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