| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] a [adj] period | 384 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] period | 266 |
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| 3 | [verb] for a [adj] period | 155 |
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| 4 | [verb] [prep] a long period | 91 |
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| 5 | [verb] over a [adj] period | 86 |
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| 6 | [verb] [prep] a long period | 72 |
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| 7 | [verb] [prep] a short period | 51 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] period | 39 |
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| 9 | [verb] [prep] a [adj -er] period | 39 |
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| 10 | [verb] [prep] a short period | 38 |
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| 11 | [vb infin] [prep] a [adj] period | 31 |
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| 12 | [verb] in a [adj] period | 30 |
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| 13 | [to-vb] [prep] a [adj] period | 30 |
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| 14 | go [prep] a [adj] period | 29 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [prep] a [adj] period | 28 |
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| 16 | [verb] through a [adj] period | 27 |
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| 17 | [verb] within a [adj] period | 27 |
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| 18 | [verb] after a [adj] period | 23 |
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| 19 | [verb] [prep] a longer period | 19 |
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| 20 | [vb -s] [prep] a [adj] period | 17 |
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| 21 | [verb] [prep] a limited period | 17 |
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| 22 | [verb] [prep] a limited period | 17 |
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| 23 | [verb] by a [adj] period | 15 |
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| 24 | going [prep] a [adj] period | 15 |
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| 25 | [verb] during a [adj] period | 15 |
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| 26 | [vb base] [prep] a [adj] period | 14 |
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| 27 | [verb] [prep] a shorter period | 13 |
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| 28 | last [prep] a [adj] period | 13 |
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| 29 | [verb] [prep] a given period | 12 |
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| 30 | [verb] [prep] a given period | 12 |
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