| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb base] [verb] a long | 187 |
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| 2 | [vb base] [verb] a long | 183 |
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| 3 | [vb base] [vb pp] a long | 157 |
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| 4 | have [verb] a long | 98 |
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| 5 | 've [verb] a long | 68 |
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| 6 | [vb base] come a long | 48 |
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| 7 | [vb base] come a long | 48 |
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| 8 | [vb base] have a long | 33 |
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| 9 | [vb base] had a long | 31 |
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| 10 | [vb base] [to-vb] a long | 24 |
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| 11 | [vb base] go a long | 18 |
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| 12 | [vb base] get a long | 17 |
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| 13 | [vb base] got a long | 17 |
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| 14 | [vb base] wait a long | 14 |
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| 15 | [vb base] gone a long | 13 |
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| 16 | [vb base] take a long | 12 |
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| 17 | [vb base] waited a long | 12 |
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| 18 | [vb base] spend a long | 9 |
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| 19 | [vb base] travel a long | 7 |
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| 20 | [vb base] spent a long | 7 |
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| 21 | [vb base] travelled a long | 7 |
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| 22 | [vb base] to take a long | 5 |
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| 23 | [vb base] taken a long | 5 |
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