| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a long time [prep] | 128 |
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| 2 | [verb] a long time [prep] | 127 |
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| 3 | [verb] a long time for | 61 |
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| 4 | take a long time [prep] | 50 |
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| 5 | [vb past] a long time [prep] | 41 |
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| 6 | wait a long time [prep] | 34 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] a long time [prep] | 21 |
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| 8 | took a long time [prep] | 20 |
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| 9 | [to-vb] a long time [prep] | 19 |
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| 10 | [verb] a long time in | 19 |
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| 11 | spend a long time [prep] | 17 |
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| 12 | [vb -s] a long time [prep] | 14 |
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| 13 | [vb infin] a long time [prep] | 14 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] a long time [prep] | 13 |
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| 15 | to wait a long time [prep] | 11 |
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| 16 | take a long time [prep] | 11 |
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| 17 | waited a long time [prep] | 10 |
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| 18 | takes a long time [prep] | 9 |
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| 19 | [verb] a long time to | 9 |
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| 20 | [verb] a long time on | 7 |
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| 21 | spent a long time [prep] | 7 |
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| 22 | [vb base] a long time [prep] | 6 |
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| 23 | [verb] a long time with | 6 |
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| 24 | [verb] a long time over | 6 |
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| 25 | [verb] a long time before | 6 |
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| 26 | waiting a long time [prep] | 5 |
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| 27 | taken a long time [prep] | 5 |
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