| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [verb] for a [adv] long time | 51 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] for a [adv] [adj] time | 28 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] [prep] a [adv] long time | 27 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] a [adv] long time | 27 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] for a [adv] long time | 25 |
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| 6 | [vb pp] for a [adv] [adj] time | 24 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] for a [adv] long [noun] | 24 |
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| 8 | [vb pp] for a [adv] long time | 23 |
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| 9 | [vb pp] for [art] [adv] long time | 23 |
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