| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] long [noun sg] | 64 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] long [noun sg] | 64 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] long [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [prep] [art] long [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the long [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the long [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 9 | were [verb] [prep] [art] long [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] long [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] long [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] long [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] long [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] long [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] long time | 9 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] long [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] long [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] long period | 6 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] to [art] long [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] to [art] long [noun sg] | 5 |
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