11
formerly(adverb, past, long, then, before)
10
before(adverb, back, long, then, once)
8
since(adverb, back, ago, in the past, ages ago)
7
later(adverb, long, then, yet, before)
7
once(adverb, long, then, before, formerly)
7
back(adverb, ago, since, in the past, ages ago)
7
then(adverb, long, before, once, formerly)
6
long(adverb, then, before, once, formerly)
6
eventually(adverb, long, then, before, once)
5
in the past(expression, adverb, back, past, ago)
5
never(adverb, long, then, before, once)
5
ages ago(expression, adverb, back, ago, since)
5
back when(expression, adverb, back, ago, since)
5
from way back(expression, adverb, back, ago, since)
5
from year one(expression, adverb, back, ago, since)
4
agone(adverb, back, ago, since, in the past)
3
since God knows when(expression, adverb, back, ago, since)
3
ago(adverb, back, since, in the past, ages ago)
3
finally(adverb, yet, sometime, someday, sooner)
3
someday(adverb, yet, finally, sometime, sooner)
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