| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [to-vb] a long [noun sg] | 121 |
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| 2 | [verb] [to-vb] a long [noun] | 111 |
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| 3 | have [to-vb] a long [noun] | 54 |
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| 4 | [verb] [to-vb] a long time | 47 |
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| 5 | [verb] [to-vb] a long time | 47 |
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| 6 | [vb infin] [to-vb] a long [noun] | 29 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [to-vb] a long [noun] | 26 |
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| 8 | [vb base] [to-vb] a long [noun] | 22 |
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| 9 | [verb] to take a long [noun] | 21 |
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| 10 | have [to-vb] a long [noun] | 20 |
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| 11 | [verb] [to-vb] a long way | 19 |
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| 12 | [verb] [to-vb] a long way | 19 |
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| 13 | [verb] to wait a long [noun] | 19 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] [to-vb] a long [noun] | 17 |
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| 15 | [vb pp] [to-vb] a long [noun] | 15 |
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| 16 | go [to-vb] a long [noun] | 12 |
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| 17 | [verb] to go a long [noun] | 12 |
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| 18 | going [to-vb] a long [noun] | 12 |
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| 19 | had [to-vb] a long [noun] | 11 |
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| 20 | [verb] [to-vb] a longer [noun] | 10 |
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| 21 | have [to-vb] a long [noun] | 9 |
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| 22 | [vb -s] [to-vb] a long [noun] | 9 |
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| 23 | [verb] to have a long [noun] | 9 |
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| 24 | want [to-vb] a long [noun] | 6 |
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| 25 | has [to-vb] a long [noun] | 5 |
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| 26 | [verb] to spend a long [noun] | 5 |
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| 27 | tend [to-vb] a long [noun] | 5 |
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