| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] [adv] a long time | 15 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] [adv] a long time | 15 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] quite a long time | 15 |
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| 4 | [verb] [prep] quite a long time | 15 |
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| 5 | [verb] [prep] [adj] a long time | 9 |
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| 6 | [verb] [prep] [det] a long time | 9 |
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| 7 | [verb] [prep] [pers pn] a long time | 8 |
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| 8 | [verb] [prep] [pron] a long time | 8 |
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| 9 | [verb] [prep] such a long time | 8 |
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| 10 | [verb] [prep] such a long time | 8 |
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| 11 | [verb] [prep] [be] a long time | 7 |
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| 12 | [verb] [prep] [be] a long time | 7 |
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| 13 | [verb] [prep] be a long time | 7 |
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| 14 | [verb] [prep] be a long time | 7 |
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| 15 | [verb] [prep] [verb] a long time | 6 |
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| 16 | [verb] [prep] take a long time | 5 |
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| 17 | [verb] [prep] [vb infin] a long time | 5 |
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| 18 | [verb] [prep] take a long time | 5 |
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| 19 | [verb] [verb] [prep] a long time | 99 |
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| 20 | [be] [verb] [prep] a long time | 90 |
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| 21 | be [verb] [prep] a long time | 90 |
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| 22 | have [verb] [prep] a long time | 86 |
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| 23 | [pron] [verb] [prep] a long time | 81 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] [verb] [prep] a long time | 72 |
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| 25 | been [verb] [prep] a long time | 55 |
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| 26 | [been] [verb] [prep] a long time | 55 |
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| 27 | [noun] [verb] [prep] a long time | 44 |
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| 28 | [vb base] [verb] [prep] a long time | 44 |
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| 29 | [adv] [verb] [prep] a long time | 38 |
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| 30 | [conj] [verb] [prep] a long time | 26 |
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