| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [adv] [prep] a period of [noun] | 68 |
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| 2 | [adv] [prep] a period of [noun] | 68 |
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| 3 | [adv] [prep] a period of [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 4 | [adv] over a period of [noun] | 39 |
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| 5 | [adv] [prep] a period of [noun] | 39 |
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| 6 | [adv] [prep] a period of time | 31 |
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| 7 | [adv] [prep] a period of time | 31 |
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| 8 | [adv prt] [prep] a period of [noun] | 28 |
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| 9 | [adv] [prep] a period of [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 10 | up [prep] a period of [noun] | 9 |
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| 11 | up [prep] a period of [noun] | 9 |
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| 12 | [adv] after a period of [noun] | 9 |
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| 13 | [adv] [prep] a period of years | 7 |
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| 14 | [adv] [prep] a period of year | 7 |
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| 15 | [adv] [prep] a period of week | 5 |
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| 16 | [adv] for a period of [noun] | 5 |
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| 17 | out [prep] a period of [noun] | 5 |
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| 18 | out [prep] a period of [noun] | 5 |
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| 19 | [adv] [prep] a period of weeks | 5 |
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