| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] to be a long | 34 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] to be a long | 34 |
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| 3 | [is] [verb] to be a long | 20 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] to be a long | 13 |
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| 5 | was [verb] to be a long | 13 |
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| 6 | [pron] [verb] to be a long | 12 |
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| 7 | 's [verb] to be a long | 11 |
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| 8 | is [verb] to be a long | 9 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] [verb] to be a long | 6 |
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| 10 | [verb] to be [verb] a long | 12 |
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| 11 | [verb] to be [v-ing] a long | 7 |
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| 12 | [verb] to be take a long | 6 |
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| 13 | [verb] to be taking a long | 6 |
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| 14 | [verb] to be [vb pp] a long | 5 |
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| 15 | [verb] to be a long [noun] | 41 |
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| 16 | [verb] to be a long [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 17 | [verb] to be a long way | 8 |
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| 18 | [verb] to be a long way | 8 |
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| 19 | [verb] to be a long time | 5 |
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| 20 | [verb] to be a long and | 5 |
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| 21 | [verb] to be a long time | 5 |
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| 22 | [verb] to be a long [coord] | 5 |
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| 23 | [verb] to be a long [conj] | 5 |
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| 24 | [verb] to be a long and | 5 |
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| 25 | [verb] to be a long [adj] | 5 |
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| 26 | [verb] to be a long [adj] | 5 |
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| 27 | [verb] to be a long term | 5 |
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| 28 | [verb] to be a long term | 5 |
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