| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [prep] a long [noun] | 221 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] [prep] a long [noun] | 221 |
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| 3 | [be] [verb] [prep] a long [noun sg] | 218 |
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| 4 | [be] [verb] [prep] a long [noun] | 197 |
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| 5 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] a long [noun] | 167 |
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| 6 | [be] [verb] for a long [noun] | 110 |
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| 7 | [be] [verb] for a long [noun] | 110 |
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| 8 | [be] [verb] [prep] a long time | 95 |
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| 9 | [be] [verb] [prep] a long time | 95 |
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| 10 | been [verb] [prep] a long [noun] | 71 |
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| 11 | [been] [verb] [prep] a long [noun] | 71 |
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| 12 | be [verb] [prep] a long [noun] | 57 |
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| 13 | [be] [verb] [prep] a long [noun] | 57 |
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| 14 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] a long [noun] | 52 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long [noun] | 50 |
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| 16 | was [verb] [prep] a long [noun] | 38 |
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| 17 | [be] [verb] [prep] a long period | 37 |
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| 18 | [be] [verb] [prep] a long period | 37 |
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| 19 | [be] [verb] over a long [noun] | 25 |
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| 20 | [be] [verb] over a long [noun] | 25 |
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| 21 | [is] [verb] [prep] a long [noun] | 24 |
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| 22 | [be] [verb] [prep] a longer [noun] | 24 |
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| 23 | [be] [verb] by a long [noun] | 22 |
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| 24 | is [verb] [prep] a long [noun] | 22 |
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| 25 | [be] [verb] by a long [noun] | 22 |
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| 26 | [be] [verb] on a long [noun] | 17 |
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| 27 | [be] [verb] on a long [noun] | 17 |
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| 28 | [am/are] [verb] [prep] a long [noun] | 15 |
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| 29 | are [verb] [prep] a long [noun] | 14 |
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| 30 | were [verb] [prep] a long [noun] | 12 |
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