| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [prep] a long | 232 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] [prep] a long | 232 |
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| 3 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] a long | 174 |
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| 4 | [be] [verb] for a long | 106 |
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| 5 | [be] [verb] for a long | 106 |
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| 6 | [been] [verb] [prep] a long | 73 |
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| 7 | been [verb] [prep] a long | 73 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long | 66 |
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| 9 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] a long | 55 |
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| 10 | was [verb] [prep] a long | 49 |
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| 11 | be [verb] [prep] a long | 48 |
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| 12 | [be] [verb] [prep] a long | 48 |
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| 13 | [be] [verb] by a long | 28 |
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| 14 | [be] [verb] by a long | 28 |
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| 15 | [is] [verb] [prep] a long | 23 |
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| 16 | is [verb] [prep] a long | 22 |
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| 17 | [be] [verb] in a long | 20 |
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| 18 | [be] [verb] in a long | 20 |
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| 19 | [be] [verb] on a long | 19 |
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| 20 | [be] [verb] on a long | 19 |
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| 21 | [am/are] [verb] [prep] a long | 18 |
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| 22 | were [verb] [prep] a long | 17 |
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| 23 | are [verb] [prep] a long | 17 |
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| 24 | [be] [verb] over a long | 17 |
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| 25 | [be] [verb] over a long | 17 |
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| 26 | [be] [verb] from a long | 10 |
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| 27 | [be] [verb] from a long | 10 |
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| 28 | [be] go [prep] a long | 10 |
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| 29 | [be] known [prep] a long | 9 |
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| 30 | [be] know [prep] a long | 9 |
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