| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a long time | 737 |
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| 2 | [verb] a long time | 737 |
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| 3 | [verb] a long time | 731 |
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| 4 | take a long time | 379 |
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| 5 | [vb past] a long time | 235 |
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| 6 | [vb infin] a long time | 123 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] a long time | 116 |
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| 8 | took a long time | 107 |
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| 9 | [vb -s] a long time | 97 |
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| 10 | take a long time | 96 |
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| 11 | takes a long time | 72 |
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| 12 | wait a long time | 70 |
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| 13 | spend a long time | 61 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] a long time | 59 |
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| 15 | [to-vb] a long time | 55 |
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| 16 | [vb base] a long time | 52 |
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| 17 | spent a long time | 37 |
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| 18 | seem a long time | 34 |
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| 19 | taking a long time | 33 |
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| 20 | take a long time | 32 |
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| 21 | taken a long time | 26 |
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| 22 | last a long time | 25 |
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| 23 | to wait a long time | 21 |
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| 24 | seemed a long time | 19 |
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| 25 | waited a long time | 17 |
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| 26 | happen a long time | 15 |
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| 27 | have a long time | 13 |
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| 28 | to take a long time | 13 |
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| 29 | waiting a long time | 13 |
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| 30 | waited a long time | 12 |
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