| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [verb] [verb] a [adv] long [noun sg] | 41 |
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| 2 | [verb] [verb] a [adv] long [noun] | 37 |
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| 3 | [verb] [verb] a [adv] long [noun] | 35 |
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| 4 | have [verb] a [adv] long [noun] | 31 |
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| 5 | [verb] [vb pp] a [adv] long [noun] | 25 |
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| 6 | [verb] [verb] a very long [noun] | 24 |
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| 7 | [verb] [to-vb] a [adv] long [noun] | 16 |
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| 8 | [verb] [verb] a [adv] long time | 15 |
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| 9 | [verb] [verb] a [adv] long time | 15 |
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| 10 | [verb] [verb] a [adv] long way | 13 |
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| 11 | [verb] [verb] a [adv] long way | 13 |
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| 12 | [vb -s] [verb] a [adv] long [noun] | 11 |
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| 13 | [verb] take a [adv] long [noun] | 10 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] [verb] a [adv] long [noun] | 10 |
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| 15 | have [verb] a [adv] long [noun] | 9 |
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| 16 | [vb past] [verb] a [adv] long [noun] | 9 |
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| 17 | [verb] [verb] an [adv] long [noun] | 7 |
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| 18 | [verb] have a [adv] long [noun] | 7 |
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| 19 | has [verb] a [adv] long [noun] | 7 |
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| 20 | [vb base] [verb] a [adv] long [noun] | 7 |
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| 21 | [verb] to take a [adv] long [noun] | 6 |
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| 22 | [verb] [verb] a [adv] longer [noun] | 5 |
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| 23 | [verb] come a [adv] long [noun] | 5 |
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| 24 | had [verb] a [adv] long [noun] | 5 |
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| 25 | 've [verb] a [adv] long [noun] | 5 |
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| 26 | [verb] come a [adv] long [noun] | 5 |
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