| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a [adv] long [noun sg] | 243 |
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| 2 | [verb] a [adv] long [noun sg] | 206 |
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| 3 | [verb] a [adv] long [noun sg] | 189 |
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| 4 | [verb] a very long [noun sg] | 118 |
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| 5 | [verb] a very long [noun sg] | 118 |
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| 6 | [verb] a [adv] long time | 89 |
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| 7 | have a [adv] long [noun sg] | 62 |
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| 8 | take a [adv] long [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 9 | [verb] an [adv] long [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 10 | [vb infin] a [adv] long [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 11 | [vb past] a [adv] long [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 12 | [vb -s] a [adv] long [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 13 | [verb] a [adv] long way | 40 |
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| 14 | [verb] a [adv] longer [noun sg] | 37 |
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| 15 | [vb pp] a [adv] long [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 16 | [vb base] a [adv] long [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 17 | [to-vb] a [adv] long [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 18 | [verb] a awful long [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 19 | have a [adv] long [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 20 | [verb] a awful long [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 21 | seem a [adv] long [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 22 | take a [adv] long [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 23 | [verb] a much long [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 24 | has a [adv] long [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 25 | [verb] a much long [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 26 | [v-ing] a [adv] long [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 27 | go a [adv] long [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 28 | takes a [adv] long [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 29 | took a [adv] long [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 30 | seemed a [adv] long [noun sg] | 10 |
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