| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] be a long time | 202 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [be] a long time | 202 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [verb] a long time | 189 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] [prep] a long time | 132 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] [prep] a long time | 132 |
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| 6 | [pers pn] for a long time | 129 |
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| 7 | [pers pn] for a long time | 129 |
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| 8 | [pers pn] [vb past] a long time | 116 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] take a long time | 109 |
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| 10 | [pers pn] [was/were] a long time | 107 |
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| 11 | [pers pn] was a long time | 105 |
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| 12 | [pers pn] [is] a long time | 88 |
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| 13 | [pers pn] 's a long time | 66 |
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| 14 | [pers pn] took a long time | 61 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] [vb -s] a long time | 48 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] takes a long time | 37 |
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| 17 | [pers pn] is a long time | 22 |
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| 18 | [pers pn] spend a long time | 21 |
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| 19 | [pers pn] seem a long time | 18 |
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| 20 | [pers pn] [vb base] a long time | 17 |
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| 21 | [pers pn] wait a long time | 15 |
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| 22 | [pers pn] spent a long time | 15 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] waited a long time | 11 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] seemed a long time | 10 |
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| 25 | [pers pn] seems a long time | 8 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] [am/are] a long time | 7 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] [vb infin] a long time | 6 |
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| 28 | [pers pn] quite a long time | 6 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] quite a long time | 6 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] take a long time | 6 |
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