| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [verb] a long time [verb] | 21 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [verb] a long time [to-vb] | 15 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [verb] a long time [adv] | 11 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [verb] a long time [adv] | 11 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] [verb] a long time ago | 8 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] [verb] a long time ago | 8 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] [verb] a long time [prep] | 6 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] [verb] a long time [prep] | 6 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] [verb] a long time [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 10 | [art] [noun sg] [verb] a long time | 19 |
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| 11 | [art] [noun sg] [verb] a long time | 19 |
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| 12 | the [noun sg] [verb] a long time | 16 |
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| 13 | the [noun sg] [verb] a long time | 16 |
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| 14 | [adj] [noun sg] [verb] a long time | 11 |
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| 15 | [adj] [noun sg] [verb] a long time | 7 |
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| 16 | [noun] [noun sg] [verb] a long time | 6 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] [noun sg] [verb] a long time | 5 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] [modal v] [verb] a long time | 18 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] a long time | 18 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] be [verb] a long time | 11 |
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| 21 | [noun sg] [be] [verb] a long time | 11 |
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| 22 | [noun sg] [conj] [verb] a long time | 9 |
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| 23 | [noun sg] [pron] [verb] a long time | 8 |
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| 24 | [noun sg] and [verb] a long time | 7 |
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| 25 | [noun sg] [coord] [verb] a long time | 7 |
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| 26 | [noun sg] and [verb] a long time | 7 |
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| 27 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] a long time | 6 |
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| 28 | [noun sg] [pers pn] [verb] a long time | 6 |
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| 29 | [noun sg] can [verb] a long time | 6 |
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| 30 | [noun sg] was [verb] a long time | 6 |
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