| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pron] a long time | 84 |
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| 2 | take [pron] a long time | 57 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [pron] a long time | 40 |
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| 4 | took [pron] a long time | 31 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] [pron] a long time | 18 |
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| 6 | [prep] [pron] a long time | 14 |
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| 7 | [prep] [pron] a long time | 14 |
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| 8 | [vb infin] [pron] a long time | 10 |
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| 9 | taken [pron] a long time | 10 |
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| 10 | take [pron] a long time | 9 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] [pron] a long time | 5 |
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| 12 | know [pron] a long time | 5 |
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| 13 | [pron] be a long time | 212 |
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| 14 | [pron] [be] a long time | 212 |
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| 15 | [pron] [verb] a long time | 211 |
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| 16 | [pron] [prep] a long time | 153 |
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| 17 | [pron] [prep] a long time | 153 |
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| 18 | [pron] for a long time | 149 |
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| 19 | [pron] for a long time | 149 |
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| 20 | [pron] [vb past] a long time | 130 |
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| 21 | [pron] take a long time | 114 |
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| 22 | [pron] [was/were] a long time | 110 |
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| 23 | [pron] was a long time | 107 |
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| 24 | [pron] [is] a long time | 95 |
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| 25 | [pron] 's a long time | 66 |
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| 26 | [pron] took a long time | 64 |
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| 27 | [pron] [vb -s] a long time | 52 |
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| 28 | [pron] takes a long time | 39 |
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| 29 | [pron] is a long time | 29 |
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| 30 | [pron] seem a long time | 24 |
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