| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb mod] [vb infin] a long time | 96 |
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| 2 | [modal v] [vb infin] a long time | 96 |
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| 3 | will [vb infin] a long time | 37 |
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| 4 | will [vb infin] a long time | 28 |
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| 5 | can [vb infin] a long time | 20 |
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| 6 | can [vb infin] a long time | 20 |
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| 7 | would [vb infin] a long time | 15 |
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| 8 | would [vb infin] a long time | 13 |
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| 9 | may [vb infin] a long time | 11 |
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| 10 | may [vb infin] a long time | 11 |
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| 11 | 'll [vb infin] a long time | 9 |
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| 12 | [pers pn] [vb infin] a long time | 6 |
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| 13 | [pron] [vb infin] a long time | 6 |
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| 14 | might [vb infin] a long time | 5 |
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| 15 | na [vb infin] a long time | 5 |
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| 16 | [verb] [vb infin] a long time | 5 |
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| 17 | na [vb infin] a long time | 5 |
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| 18 | do [vb infin] a long time | 5 |
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| 19 | [prep] [vb infin] a long time | 5 |
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| 20 | [to] [vb infin] a long time | 5 |
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| 21 | might [vb infin] a long time | 5 |
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| 22 | [vb infin] [prep] a long time | 31 |
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| 23 | [vb infin] [prep] a long time | 31 |
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| 24 | [vb infin] for a long time | 27 |
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| 25 | [vb infin] for a long time | 27 |
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| 26 | [vb infin] [verb] a long time | 18 |
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| 27 | [vb infin] [pers pn] a long time | 10 |
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| 28 | [vb infin] [pron] a long time | 10 |
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| 29 | [vb infin] [to-vb] a long time | 10 |
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| 30 | [vb infin] [adv] a long time | 9 |
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