No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | for a [adj] period [prep] | 320 | |
2 | for a [adj] period [prep] | 320 | |
3 | for a [adj] period [prep] | 305 | |
4 | for a [adj] period [prep] | 272 | |
5 | for a [adj] period of | 214 | |
6 | for a [adj] period of | 214 | |
7 | for a short period [prep] | 49 | |
8 | for an [adj] period [prep] | 48 | |
9 | for a short period [prep] | 46 | |
10 | for a long period [prep] | 33 | |
11 | for a [adj] period in | 32 | |
12 | for a [adj] period in | 32 | |
13 | for a long period [prep] | 27 | |
14 | for a brief period [prep] | 21 | |
15 | for a brief period [prep] | 21 | |
16 | for a limited period [prep] | 19 | |
17 | for a limited period [prep] | 19 | |
18 | for a continuous period [prep] | 18 | |
19 | for a continuous period [prep] | 18 | |
20 | for a fixed period [prep] | 18 | |
21 | for a fixed period [prep] | 18 | |
22 | for a [adj -er] period [prep] | 15 | |
23 | for a initial period [prep] | 13 | |
24 | for a initial period [prep] | 13 | |
25 | for a [adj] period after | 11 | |
26 | for a [adj] period after | 11 | |
27 | for a maximum period [prep] | 10 | |
28 | for a considerable period [prep] | 10 | |
29 | for a specified period [prep] | 10 | |
30 | for a considerable period [prep] | 10 |