| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] the [num ord] time | 1272 |
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| 2 | [verb] for [art] [num ord] time | 1259 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] [art] first time | 1045 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 521 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 342 |
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| 6 | [v-ing] [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 190 |
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| 7 | [verb] [prep] [art] second time | 99 |
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| 8 | meet [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 83 |
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| 9 | [vb base] [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 76 |
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| 10 | [to-vb] [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 73 |
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| 11 | [verb] [prep] [art] last time | 68 |
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| 12 | [vb -s] [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 66 |
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| 13 | [vb infin] [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 47 |
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| 14 | [verb] [prep] a [num ord] time | 43 |
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| 15 | speak [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 39 |
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| 16 | see [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 38 |
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| 17 | [verb] [prep] [art] third time | 36 |
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| 18 | met [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 28 |
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| 19 | notice [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 24 |
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| 20 | met [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 24 |
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| 21 | appear [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 21 |
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| 22 | spoke [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 21 |
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| 23 | have [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 21 |
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| 24 | win [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 20 |
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| 25 | admit [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 20 |
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| 26 | show [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 19 |
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| 27 | meeting [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 18 |
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| 28 | marry [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 18 |
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| 29 | reveal [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 16 |
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| 30 | [verb] [prep] [art] next time | 15 |
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