| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] a long [noun sg] | 139 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 78 |
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| 3 | [be] [verb] a long time | 70 |
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| 4 | [be] [vb pp] a long [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] a long [noun sg] | 45 |
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| 6 | was [verb] a long [noun sg] | 34 |
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| 7 | been [verb] a long [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 8 | [been] [verb] a long [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 9 | [be] take a long [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 10 | [be] taking a long [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 11 | [is] [verb] a long [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 12 | [am/are] [verb] a long [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 13 | [be] [verb] a long way | 18 |
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| 14 | is [verb] a long [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 15 | be [verb] a long [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 16 | [be] [verb] a long [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 17 | are [verb] a long [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 18 | were [verb] a long [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 19 | [be] waiting a long [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 20 | [be] wait a long [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 21 | [be] go a long [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 22 | [be] give a long [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 23 | [be] given a long [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 24 | 're [verb] a long [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 25 | [be] [to-vb] a long [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 26 | [be] gone a long [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 27 | 's [verb] a long [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 28 | [be] have a long [noun sg] | 6 |
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