| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be [vb pp] a long [noun] [adv] | 22 |
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| 2 | [be] [vb pp] a long [noun sg] [adv] | 22 |
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| 3 | [be] [vb pp] a long time [adv] | 19 |
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| 4 | [be] [vb pp] a long time [adv] | 19 |
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| 5 | [be] [vb pp] a long [noun] ago | 18 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] a long [noun] [adv] | 13 |
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| 7 | was [vb pp] a long [noun] [adv] | 8 |
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| 8 | been [vb pp] a long [noun] [adv] | 7 |
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| 9 | [been] [vb pp] a long [noun] [adv] | 7 |
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| 10 | were [vb pp] a long [noun] [adv] | 5 |
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