| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | the [noun sg] [verb] a long [noun sg] | 79 |
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| 2 | the [noun] [vb past] a long [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 3 | the [noun] [vb -s] a long [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 4 | the [noun] have a long [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 5 | the [noun] [verb] a long time | 22 |
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| 6 | the [noun] has a long [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 7 | the [noun pl] [verb] a long [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 8 | the [noun] [verb] a long history | 16 |
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| 9 | the [noun] take a long [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 10 | the [noun] [verb] a long way | 13 |
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| 11 | the [noun] took a long [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 12 | the [noun] go a long [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 13 | the [noun] [to-vb] a long [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 14 | the [noun] [vb base] a long [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 15 | the [noun] had a long [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 16 | the [noun] goes a long [noun sg] | 5 |
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