| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | over a [adj] period of [noun] | 126 |
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| 2 | over a long period of [noun] | 81 |
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| 3 | [prep] a longer period of [noun] | 11 |
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| 4 | [prep] a longer period of [noun] | 11 |
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| 5 | over a [adj -er] period of [noun] | 7 |
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| 6 | over a longer [noun] of [noun] | 6 |
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| 7 | over [art] longer period of [noun] | 6 |
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| 8 | over a longer [noun sg] of [noun] | 6 |
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| 9 | over a longer period of [noun] | 6 |
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| 10 | over a longer period of [noun] | 6 |
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| 11 | over a longer period of [noun] | 6 |
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| 12 | over [art] longer period of [noun] | 6 |
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| 13 | over a longer period [prep] [noun] | 6 |
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| 14 | over a longer period of [noun] | 6 |
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| 15 | over a longer period [prep] [noun] | 6 |
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