| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have been a long time [conj] | 24 |
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| 2 | have been a long time [subord] | 21 |
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| 3 | have been a long time since | 20 |
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| 4 | have been a long time since | 20 |
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| 5 | have been a long time [verb] | 18 |
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| 6 | have been a long time [v-ing] | 18 |
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| 7 | have been a long time come | 16 |
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| 8 | have been a long time coming | 16 |
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| 9 | have been a long time [adv] | 8 |
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| 10 | have been a long time [adv] | 7 |
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| 11 | have been a long time ago | 5 |
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| 12 | have been a long time ago | 5 |
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| 13 | [pron] have been a long time | 63 |
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| 14 | [pers pn] have been a long time | 61 |
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| 15 | it have been a long time | 54 |
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| 16 | it have been a long time | 54 |
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| 17 | [adj] have been a long time | 5 |
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| 18 | have been [adv] a long time | 37 |
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| 19 | have been [adv] a long time | 25 |
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| 20 | have been [verb] a long time | 21 |
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| 21 | have been [prep] a long time | 19 |
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| 22 | have been [prep] a long time | 19 |
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| 23 | have been for a long time | 16 |
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| 24 | have been for a long time | 16 |
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| 25 | have been [adj] a long time | 14 |
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| 26 | have been [adv prt] a long time | 12 |
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| 27 | have been there a long time | 11 |
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| 28 | have been there a long time | 11 |
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| 29 | have been [vb pp] a long time | 11 |
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| 30 | have been [v-ing] a long time | 10 |
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