| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a [adv] long | 172 |
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| 2 | [verb] a very long | 130 |
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| 3 | [verb] a very long | 130 |
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| 4 | have a [adv] long | 44 |
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| 5 | take a [adv] long | 41 |
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| 6 | [vb infin] a [adv] long | 35 |
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| 7 | [vb past] a [adv] long | 33 |
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| 8 | [vb pp] a [adv] long | 30 |
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| 9 | [vb base] a [adv] long | 27 |
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| 10 | [to-vb] a [adv] long | 22 |
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| 11 | [vb -s] a [adv] long | 20 |
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| 12 | take a [adv] long | 16 |
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| 13 | have a [adv] long | 13 |
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| 14 | go a [adv] long | 13 |
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| 15 | seem a [adv] long | 11 |
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| 16 | [verb] a relatively long | 10 |
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| 17 | [verb] a relatively long | 10 |
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| 18 | [verb] a fairly long | 10 |
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| 19 | [verb] a fairly long | 10 |
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| 20 | took a [adv] long | 9 |
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| 21 | has a [adv] long | 9 |
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| 22 | have a [adv] long | 8 |
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| 23 | seemed a [adv] long | 8 |
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| 24 | wait a [adv] long | 8 |
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| 25 | to have a [adv] long | 6 |
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| 26 | [v-ing] a [adv] long | 5 |
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| 27 | come a [adv] long | 5 |
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| 28 | had a [adv] long | 5 |
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