| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] a [adj] time | 817 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] a [adj] time | 713 |
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| 3 | [verb] for a [adj] time | 507 |
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| 4 | [verb] for a [adj] time | 507 |
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| 5 | [verb] [prep] a long time | 429 |
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| 6 | [verb] [prep] a long time | 421 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] time | 389 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [prep] a [adj] time | 137 |
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| 9 | [verb] at a [adj] time | 119 |
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| 10 | [verb] at a [adj] time | 119 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] time | 93 |
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| 12 | [verb] [prep] a short time | 71 |
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| 13 | [verb] in a [adj] time | 71 |
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| 14 | [verb] in a [adj] time | 71 |
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| 15 | [vb infin] [prep] a [adj] time | 66 |
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| 16 | [verb] [prep] a short time | 64 |
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| 17 | [verb] [prep] a [adj -er] time | 55 |
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| 18 | have [prep] a [adj] time | 49 |
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| 19 | come [prep] a [adj] time | 49 |
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| 20 | [vb base] [prep] a [adj] time | 46 |
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| 21 | [verb] [prep] a [num ord] time | 43 |
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| 22 | [to-vb] [prep] a [adj] time | 43 |
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| 23 | [vb -s] [prep] a [adj] time | 43 |
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| 24 | [verb] within a [adj] time | 40 |
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| 25 | [verb] within a [adj] time | 40 |
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| 26 | [verb] [prep] a good time | 36 |
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| 27 | go [prep] a [adj] time | 33 |
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| 28 | come [prep] a [adj] time | 30 |
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| 29 | know [prep] a [adj] time | 28 |
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| 30 | [verb] [prep] a second time | 25 |
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