| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] a long [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 2 | be [v-ing] [prep] a long [noun] | 52 |
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| 3 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] a long [noun] | 49 |
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| 4 | [be] [v-ing] for a long [noun] | 40 |
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| 5 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] a long time | 34 |
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| 6 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] a long time | 34 |
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| 7 | [been] [v-ing] [prep] a long [noun] | 30 |
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| 8 | been [v-ing] [prep] a long [noun] | 30 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a long [noun] | 10 |
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| 10 | [be] going [prep] a long [noun] | 7 |
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| 11 | [be] [v-ing] on a long [noun] | 6 |
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| 12 | [am/are] [v-ing] [prep] a long [noun] | 5 |
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| 13 | [be] coming [prep] a long [noun] | 5 |
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| 14 | was [v-ing] [prep] a long [noun] | 5 |
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| 15 | were [v-ing] [prep] a long [noun] | 5 |
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