SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	be [adj] for a long	64
2	[be] [adj] for a long	64
3	[verb] [adj] for a long	56
4	[been] [adj] for a long	35
5	been [adj] for a long	35
6	[prep] [adj] for a long	27
7	[prep] [adj] for a long	27
8	[adv] [adj] for a long	24
9	[adv] [adj] for a long	21
10	[vb past] [adj] for a long	21
11	[was/were] [adj] for a long	17
12	like [adj] for a long	14
13	like [adj] for a long	14
14	was [adj] for a long	13
15	[vb pp] [adj] for a long	13
16	lie [adj] for a long	10
17	[pron] [adj] for a long	9
18	lay [adj] for a long	8
19	remain [adj] for a long	8
20	[art] [adj] for a long	7
21	[vb base] [adj] for a long	7
22	[be] [adj] for a long	7
23	[art] [adj] for a long	7
24	be [adj] for a long	7
25	the [adj] for a long	6
26	know [adj] for a long	6
27	[adj] [adj] for a long	6
28	do [adj] for a long	6
29	[pers pn] [adj] for a long	6
30	[to-vb] [adj] for a long	6