| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [verb] [prep] a [adv] long time | 57 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] a [adv] long time | 53 |
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| 3 | [verb] for a [adv] long time | 50 |
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| 4 | [verb] [prep] a very long time | 45 |
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| 5 | [verb] [prep] a very long time | 45 |
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| 6 | [vb pp] [prep] a [adv] long time | 31 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [prep] a [adv] long time | 7 |
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| 8 | [vb infin] [prep] a [adv] long time | 6 |
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| 9 | have [prep] a [adv] long time | 5 |
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