| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] a long [noun] | 144 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] a long [noun sg] | 143 |
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| 3 | [be] [verb] a long [noun] | 140 |
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| 4 | [be] [v-ing] a long [noun] | 80 |
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| 5 | [be] [verb] a long time | 70 |
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| 6 | [be] [verb] a long time | 70 |
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| 7 | [be] [vb pp] a long [noun] | 54 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] a long [noun] | 46 |
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| 9 | was [verb] a long [noun] | 35 |
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| 10 | [been] [verb] a long [noun] | 32 |
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| 11 | been [verb] a long [noun] | 32 |
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| 12 | [be] take a long [noun] | 31 |
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| 13 | [be] taking a long [noun] | 26 |
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| 14 | [is] [verb] a long [noun] | 24 |
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| 15 | [am/are] [verb] a long [noun] | 23 |
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| 16 | [be] [verb] a long way | 18 |
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| 17 | is [verb] a long [noun] | 18 |
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| 18 | [be] [verb] a long way | 18 |
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| 19 | be [verb] a long [noun] | 17 |
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| 20 | [be] [verb] a long [noun] | 17 |
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| 21 | are [verb] a long [noun] | 14 |
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| 22 | were [verb] a long [noun] | 11 |
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| 23 | [be] waiting a long [noun] | 11 |
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| 24 | [be] wait a long [noun] | 11 |
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| 25 | [be] go a long [noun] | 10 |
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| 26 | [be] given a long [noun] | 10 |
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| 27 | [be] give a long [noun] | 10 |
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| 28 | [be] [to-vb] a long [noun] | 8 |
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| 29 | 're [verb] a long [noun] | 7 |
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| 30 | [be] gone a long [noun] | 6 |
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