| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] a long [noun] | 906 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] a long [noun sg] | 892 |
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| 3 | [verb] for a long [noun] | 466 |
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| 4 | [verb] [prep] a long time | 421 |
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| 5 | [verb] [prep] a long time | 421 |
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| 6 | [vb pp] [prep] a long [noun] | 412 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [prep] a long [noun] | 188 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] [prep] a long [noun] | 110 |
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| 9 | [verb] in a long [noun] | 85 |
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| 10 | [verb] [prep] a long period | 72 |
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| 11 | [verb] [prep] a long period | 72 |
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| 12 | [vb infin] [prep] a long [noun] | 58 |
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| 13 | [verb] on a long [noun] | 53 |
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| 14 | [verb] by a long [noun] | 53 |
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| 15 | go [prep] a long [noun] | 48 |
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| 16 | [vb base] [prep] a long [noun] | 48 |
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| 17 | [vb -s] [prep] a long [noun] | 46 |
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| 18 | have [prep] a long [noun] | 45 |
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| 19 | [to-vb] [prep] a long [noun] | 44 |
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| 20 | [verb] from a long [noun] | 41 |
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| 21 | [verb] over a long [noun] | 37 |
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| 22 | [verb] after a long [noun] | 34 |
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| 23 | come [prep] a long [noun] | 29 |
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| 24 | know [prep] a long [noun] | 27 |
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| 25 | known [prep] a long [noun] | 25 |
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| 26 | [verb] to a long [noun] | 24 |
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| 27 | seen [prep] a long [noun] | 23 |
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| 28 | [verb] into a long [noun] | 23 |
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| 29 | see [prep] a long [noun] | 23 |
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| 30 | stand [prep] a long [noun] | 23 |
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