| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a [adv] long time | 86 |
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| 2 | [verb] [art] [adv] long time | 86 |
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| 3 | [verb] [art] [adv] long time | 86 |
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| 4 | [verb] a [adv] long time | 61 |
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| 5 | [verb] [art] very long time | 53 |
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| 6 | [verb] [art] very long time | 53 |
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| 7 | take [art] [adv] long time | 47 |
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| 8 | [verb] an [adv] long time | 25 |
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| 9 | [vb infin] [art] [adv] long time | 23 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [art] [adv] long time | 22 |
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| 11 | [verb] [art] awful long time | 14 |
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| 12 | [verb] [art] awful long time | 14 |
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| 13 | take [art] [adv] long time | 14 |
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| 14 | [vb -s] [art] [adv] long time | 13 |
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| 15 | seem [art] [adv] long time | 13 |
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| 16 | [to-vb] [art] [adv] long time | 11 |
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| 17 | takes [art] [adv] long time | 9 |
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| 18 | wait [art] [adv] long time | 9 |
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| 19 | [vb pp] [art] [adv] long time | 9 |
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| 20 | seemed [art] [adv] long time | 8 |
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| 21 | to take [art] [adv] long time | 8 |
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| 22 | took [art] [adv] long time | 7 |
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| 23 | [vb base] [art] [adv] long time | 6 |
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