| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] a long time | 110 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] a long time | 107 |
|
| 3 | it [was/were] a long time | 101 |
|
| 4 | it [was/were] a long time | 99 |
|
| 5 | [adj] [was/were] a long time | 25 |
|
| 6 | [det] [was/were] a long time | 25 |
|
| 7 | that [was/were] a long time | 23 |
|
| 8 | that [was/were] a long time | 23 |
|
| 9 | [noun] [was/were] a long time | 21 |
|
| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] a long time | 9 |
|
| 11 | [noun sg] [was/were] a long time | 9 |
|
| 12 | year [was/were] a long time | 5 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] a long time | 21 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] a long time | 15 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [prep] a long time | 11 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [prep] a long time | 11 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adj] a long time | 11 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [adv] a long time | 10 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [det] a long time | 9 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] for a long time | 9 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] for a long time | 9 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [adv] a long time | 8 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] all a long time | 7 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] all a long time | 7 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] a long time | 6 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] take a long time | 6 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] taking a long time | 5 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] a [adv] long time | 6 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] a [adv] long time | 6 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] a very long time | 5 |
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