| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be [adj] for a long [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 2 | be [adj] for a long time | 47 |
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| 3 | be [adj] for a long time | 47 |
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| 4 | been [adj] for a long [noun] | 31 |
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| 5 | was [adj] for a long [noun] | 13 |
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| 6 | be silent for a long [noun] | 11 |
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| 7 | be ill for a long [noun] | 8 |
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| 8 | be [adj] for a long [noun] | 6 |
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| 9 | be dead for a long [noun] | 5 |
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| 10 | be unemployed for a long [noun] | 5 |
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