| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be [adv] a very long time | 5 |
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| 2 | [be] [adv] a very long time | 5 |
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| 3 | [adv] [prep] a very long time | 24 |
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| 4 | [adv] [prep] a very long time | 24 |
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| 5 | [adv] for a very long time | 22 |
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| 6 | [adv] for a very long time | 22 |
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| 7 | [adv] [verb] a very long time | 8 |
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| 8 | [adv] [vb infin] a very long time | 6 |
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| 9 | [adv] take a very long time | 5 |
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