| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] a long time [conj] | 197 |
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| 2 | [prep] a long time [conj] | 189 |
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| 3 | for a long time [conj] | 188 |
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| 4 | for a long time [conj] | 188 |
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| 5 | [prep] a long time [coord] | 114 |
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| 6 | [prep] a long time and | 94 |
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| 7 | [prep] a long time and | 94 |
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| 8 | [prep] a long time [subord] | 63 |
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| 9 | [prep] a long time that | 20 |
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| 10 | [prep] a long time [that] | 20 |
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| 11 | [prep] a long time that | 20 |
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| 12 | [prep] a long time but | 17 |
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| 13 | [prep] a long time but | 17 |
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| 14 | [prep] a long time before | 15 |
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| 15 | [prep] a long time before | 15 |
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| 16 | [prep] a long time after | 11 |
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| 17 | [prep] a long time after | 11 |
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| 18 | [prep] a longer time [conj] | 8 |
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| 19 | [prep] a long time as | 7 |
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| 20 | [prep] a long time because | 7 |
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| 21 | [prep] a long time as | 7 |
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| 22 | [prep] a long time than | 7 |
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| 23 | [prep] a long time because | 7 |
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| 24 | [prep] a long time than | 7 |
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| 25 | [prep] a long time until | 6 |
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| 26 | [prep] a long time until | 6 |
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| 27 | in a long time [conj] | 5 |
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| 28 | in a long time [conj] | 5 |
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