| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [prep] the time | 604 |
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| 2 | be [vb pp] [prep] the time | 493 |
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| 3 | be [verb] at the time | 383 |
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| 4 | be [verb] at the time | 383 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [prep] the time | 173 |
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| 6 | be [verb] [prep] the time | 138 |
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| 7 | be [v-ing] [prep] the time | 106 |
|
| 8 | been [verb] [prep] the time | 104 |
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| 9 | be [verb] by the time | 89 |
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| 10 | be [verb] by the time | 89 |
|
| 11 | were [verb] [prep] the time | 84 |
|
| 12 | is [verb] [prep] the time | 48 |
|
| 13 | be make [prep] the time | 28 |
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| 14 | be made [prep] the time | 27 |
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| 15 | are [verb] [prep] the time | 23 |
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| 16 | be [verb] for the time | 21 |
|
| 17 | be [verb] for the time | 21 |
|
| 18 | be do [prep] the time | 20 |
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| 19 | being [verb] [prep] the time | 19 |
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| 20 | be [verb] in the time | 18 |
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| 21 | be [verb] in the time | 18 |
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| 22 | be [verb] to the time | 13 |
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| 23 | be [verb] to the time | 13 |
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| 24 | be doing [prep] the time | 13 |
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| 25 | be [verb] as the time | 11 |
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| 26 | be [verb] from the time | 11 |
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| 27 | be [verb] as the time | 11 |
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| 28 | be [verb] from the time | 11 |
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| 29 | be work [prep] the time | 10 |
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| 30 | be published [prep] the time | 10 |
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