| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [adv] for a long [noun sg] | 60 |
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| 2 | [verb] [adv] for a long [noun] | 59 |
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| 3 | [verb] [adv] for a long time | 46 |
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| 4 | [verb] [adv] for a long time | 46 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [adv] for a long [noun] | 23 |
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| 6 | [verb] there for a long [noun] | 18 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] [adv] for a long [noun] | 15 |
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| 8 | [verb] together for a long [noun] | 9 |
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| 9 | stay [adv] for a long [noun] | 8 |
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| 10 | live [adv] for a long [noun] | 8 |
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| 11 | sit [adv] for a long [noun] | 7 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] [adv] for a long [noun] | 7 |
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| 13 | [verb] away for a long [noun] | 6 |
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| 14 | sat [adv] for a long [noun] | 6 |
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| 15 | [to-vb] [adv] for a long [noun] | 6 |
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| 16 | [vb infin] [adv] for a long [noun] | 5 |
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| 17 | [verb] here for a long [noun] | 5 |
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| 18 | lived [adv] for a long [noun] | 5 |
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| 19 | [verb] well for a long [noun] | 5 |
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