| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [be] a long [noun sg] | 1603 |
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| 2 | be a long [noun sg] | 1603 |
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| 3 | [is] a long [noun sg] | 648 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] a long [noun sg] | 540 |
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| 5 | was a long [noun sg] | 511 |
|
| 6 | [be] a long time | 484 |
|
| 7 | [be] a long way | 390 |
|
| 8 | 's a long [noun sg] | 332 |
|
| 9 | is a long [noun sg] | 316 |
|
| 10 | be a long [noun sg] | 192 |
|
| 11 | [be] a long [noun sg] | 192 |
|
| 12 | [been] a long [noun sg] | 157 |
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| 13 | been a long [noun sg] | 157 |
|
| 14 | [be] a long silence | 70 |
|
| 15 | [am/are] a long [noun sg] | 61 |
|
| 16 | [be] a long day | 54 |
|
| 17 | [be] a long pause | 52 |
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| 18 | [be] a long story | 40 |
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| 19 | are a long [noun sg] | 36 |
|
| 20 | [be] a long term | 32 |
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| 21 | were a long [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 22 | [be] a long walk | 23 |
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| 23 | [be] a long tradition | 22 |
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| 24 | 're a long [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 25 | [be] a long while | 18 |
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| 26 | [be] a long history | 17 |
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| 27 | [be] a long list | 17 |
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| 28 | [be] a long night | 14 |
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| 29 | [be] a long haul | 13 |
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| 30 | [be] a long job | 13 |
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