| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [verb] a long time | 137 |
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| 2 | [verb] [verb] a long time | 137 |
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| 3 | have [verb] a long time | 103 |
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| 4 | [verb] [vb pp] a long time | 77 |
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| 5 | [verb] [to-vb] a long time | 46 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [verb] a long time | 43 |
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| 7 | [verb] take a long time | 40 |
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| 8 | [vb base] [verb] a long time | 37 |
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| 9 | [verb] wait a long time | 36 |
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| 10 | had [verb] a long time | 29 |
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| 11 | [verb] taken a long time | 22 |
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| 12 | [vb -s] [verb] a long time | 21 |
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| 13 | have [verb] a long time | 20 |
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| 14 | [verb] to wait a long time | 18 |
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| 15 | [vb infin] [verb] a long time | 18 |
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| 16 | [verb] waited a long time | 17 |
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| 17 | have [verb] a long time | 16 |
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| 18 | has [verb] a long time | 13 |
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| 19 | [verb] to take a long time | 12 |
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| 20 | 've [verb] a long time | 11 |
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| 21 | [verb] spend a long time | 11 |
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| 22 | [v-ing] [verb] a long time | 9 |
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| 23 | [verb] spent a long time | 7 |
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| 24 | do [verb] a long time | 7 |
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| 25 | going [verb] a long time | 7 |
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| 26 | go [verb] a long time | 7 |
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| 27 | [verb] [v-ing] a long time | 6 |
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| 28 | [verb] last a long time | 6 |
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| 29 | [vb pp] [verb] a long time | 5 |
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| 30 | [verb] happen a long time | 5 |
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