| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be [adv] for a long [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 2 | [be] [adv] for a long time | 45 |
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| 3 | [been] [adv] for a long [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 4 | been [adv] for a long [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 5 | [be] [adv prt] for a long [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 6 | [be] [adv] for a long [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 7 | [be] around for a long [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 8 | [be] around for a long [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 9 | be [adv] for a long [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 10 | [be] [adv] for a long [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 11 | [be] in for a long [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 12 | [be] in for a long [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 13 | [be] there for a long [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 14 | [be] there for a long [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv] for a long [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 16 | [am/are] [adv] for a long [noun sg] | 5 |
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