| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | a [adj] [noun sg] of time | 929 |
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| 2 | a [adj] period of time | 319 |
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| 3 | a [adj] period of time | 319 |
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| 4 | a [adj] deal of time | 168 |
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| 5 | a [adj] deal of time | 168 |
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| 6 | a great [noun] of time | 143 |
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| 7 | a [adj] amount of time | 127 |
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| 8 | a [adj] amount of time | 127 |
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| 9 | a short [noun] of time | 123 |
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| 10 | a long [noun] of time | 109 |
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| 11 | a [adj] space of time | 81 |
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| 12 | a [adj] space of time | 81 |
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| 13 | a considerable [noun] of time | 62 |
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| 14 | a [adj] waste of time | 58 |
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| 15 | a [adj] waste of time | 58 |
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| 16 | a [adj] length of time | 58 |
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| 17 | a [adj] length of time | 58 |
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| 18 | a certain [noun] of time | 55 |
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| 19 | a good [noun] of time | 41 |
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| 20 | a reasonable [noun] of time | 40 |
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| 21 | a limited [noun] of time | 24 |
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| 22 | a complete [noun] of time | 23 |
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| 23 | a fixed [noun] of time | 22 |
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| 24 | a given [noun] of time | 22 |
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| 25 | a brief [noun] of time | 16 |
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| 26 | a [adj] bit of time | 16 |
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| 27 | a [adj] bit of time | 16 |
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| 28 | a fair [noun] of time | 15 |
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| 29 | a substantial [noun] of time | 14 |
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| 30 | a total [noun] of time | 13 |
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