| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] a long time | 57 |
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| 2 | be [vb pp] [prep] a long time | 57 |
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| 3 | been [verb] [prep] a long time | 55 |
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| 4 | been [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] time | 44 |
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| 5 | been [vb pp] [prep] a long [noun] | 41 |
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| 6 | been [vb pp] [prep] a long [noun sg] | 41 |
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| 7 | been [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] time | 40 |
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| 8 | been [vb pp] [prep] a long time | 29 |
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| 9 | been [vb pp] [prep] [art] long time | 29 |
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| 10 | been [vb pp] [prep] a long time | 29 |
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| 11 | [been] [vb pp] [prep] a long time | 29 |
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