| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] a time | 4727 |
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| 2 | [prep] a time | 4727 |
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| 3 | at a time | 3145 |
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| 4 | at a time | 3145 |
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| 5 | for a time | 736 |
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| 6 | for a time | 736 |
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| 7 | be a time | 647 |
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| 8 | [be] a time | 647 |
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| 9 | [verb] a time | 387 |
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| 10 | [was/were] a time | 333 |
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| 11 | was a time | 318 |
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| 12 | [adv] a time | 221 |
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| 13 | [adj] a time | 194 |
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| 14 | [adv] a time | 187 |
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| 15 | [is] a time | 180 |
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| 16 | upon a time | 163 |
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| 17 | in a time | 163 |
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| 18 | upon a time | 163 |
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| 19 | in a time | 163 |
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| 20 | after a time | 152 |
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| 21 | after a time | 152 |
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| 22 | [det] a time | 148 |
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| 23 | is a time | 142 |
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| 24 | [noun] a time | 121 |
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| 25 | of a time | 97 |
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| 26 | of a time | 97 |
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| 27 | [vb infin] a time | 92 |
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| 28 | come a time | 85 |
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| 29 | such a time | 78 |
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| 30 | such a time | 78 |
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