| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [adv] a long [noun] | 216 |
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| 2 | [be] [adv] a long [noun sg] | 215 |
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| 3 | [be] [adv] a long way | 108 |
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| 4 | [be] [adv] a long way | 108 |
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| 5 | [is] [adv] a long [noun] | 104 |
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| 6 | [be] still a long [noun] | 83 |
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| 7 | is [adv] a long [noun] | 69 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adv] a long [noun] | 59 |
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| 9 | was [adv] a long [noun] | 54 |
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| 10 | [be] [adv] a long time | 52 |
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| 11 | [be] [adv] a long time | 52 |
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| 12 | [be] quite a long [noun] | 50 |
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| 13 | 's [adv] a long [noun] | 35 |
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| 14 | [been] [adv] a long [noun] | 32 |
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| 15 | been [adv] a long [noun] | 32 |
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| 16 | [be] rather a long [noun] | 15 |
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| 17 | [am/are] [adv] a long [noun] | 13 |
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| 18 | [be] there a long [noun] | 13 |
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| 19 | [be] here a long [noun] | 11 |
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| 20 | are [adv] a long [noun] | 9 |
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| 21 | be [adv] a long [noun] | 8 |
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| 22 | [be] [adv] a long [noun] | 8 |
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| 23 | [be] also a long [noun] | 6 |
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| 24 | were [adv] a long [noun] | 5 |
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| 25 | [be] [adv] a long walk | 5 |
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| 26 | [be] away a long [noun] | 5 |
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| 27 | [be] [adv] a long term | 5 |
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| 28 | [be] [adv] a long walk | 5 |
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| 29 | [be] certainly a long [noun] | 5 |
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| 30 | [be] [adv] a long term | 5 |
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