| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [prep] a [adj] period of time | 283 |
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| 2 | [prep] a [adj] period [prep] time | 283 |
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| 3 | [prep] a [adj] period [prep] time | 283 |
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| 4 | [prep] a [adj] period [prep] time | 268 |
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| 5 | over a [adj] period [prep] time | 120 |
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| 6 | over a [adj] period [prep] time | 120 |
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| 7 | for a [adj] period [prep] time | 107 |
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| 8 | for a [adj] period [prep] time | 107 |
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| 9 | [prep] a long period [prep] time | 98 |
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| 10 | [prep] a long period [prep] time | 88 |
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| 11 | [prep] a short period [prep] time | 42 |
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| 12 | [prep] a short period [prep] time | 38 |
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| 13 | [prep] a fixed period [prep] time | 16 |
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| 14 | within a [adj] period [prep] time | 16 |
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| 15 | [prep] a fixed period [prep] time | 16 |
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| 16 | within a [adj] period [prep] time | 16 |
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| 17 | [prep] a considerable period [prep] time | 15 |
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| 18 | [prep] a limited period [prep] time | 15 |
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| 19 | [prep] a considerable period [prep] time | 15 |
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| 20 | [prep] a limited period [prep] time | 15 |
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| 21 | in a [adj] period [prep] time | 15 |
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| 22 | [prep] a certain period [prep] time | 15 |
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| 23 | [prep] a certain period [prep] time | 15 |
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| 24 | in a [adj] period [prep] time | 15 |
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| 25 | [prep] a [adj -er] period [prep] time | 15 |
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| 26 | [prep] a given period [prep] time | 14 |
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| 27 | [prep] a given period [prep] time | 14 |
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| 28 | after a [adj] period [prep] time | 11 |
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| 29 | after a [adj] period [prep] time | 11 |
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| 30 | [prep] a longer period [prep] time | 10 |
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