| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a long [noun sg] [adv] | 201 |
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| 2 | [verb] a long [noun] [adv] | 199 |
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| 3 | [verb] a long time [adv] | 107 |
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| 4 | [verb] a long time [adv] | 107 |
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| 5 | [verb] a long [noun] ago | 88 |
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| 6 | [vb past] a long [noun] [adv] | 78 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] a long [noun] [adv] | 56 |
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| 8 | [verb] a long way [adv] | 48 |
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| 9 | [verb] a long way [adv] | 48 |
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| 10 | [verb] a long [noun] away | 34 |
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| 11 | seem a long [noun] [adv] | 21 |
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| 12 | have a long [noun] [adv] | 18 |
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| 13 | [verb] a long [noun] ahead | 16 |
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| 14 | [vb -s] a long [noun] [adv] | 15 |
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| 15 | [to-vb] a long [noun] [adv] | 14 |
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| 16 | [v-ing] a long [noun] [adv] | 14 |
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| 17 | happen a long [noun] [adv] | 13 |
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| 18 | [vb base] a long [noun] [adv] | 13 |
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| 19 | take a long [noun] [adv] | 12 |
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| 20 | [vb infin] a long [noun] [adv] | 11 |
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| 21 | had a long [noun] [adv] | 10 |
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| 22 | seemed a long [noun] [adv] | 10 |
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| 23 | happened a long [noun] [adv] | 8 |
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| 24 | go a long [noun] [adv] | 7 |
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| 25 | do a long [noun] [adv] | 7 |
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| 26 | spend a long [noun] [adv] | 7 |
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| 27 | live a long [noun] [adv] | 7 |
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| 28 | [verb] a long drive [adv] | 6 |
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| 29 | got a long [noun] [adv] | 6 |
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| 30 | get a long [noun] [adv] | 6 |
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