| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be [adj] for a long time | 47 |
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| 2 | [be] [adj] for a long time | 47 |
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| 3 | [verb] [adj] for a long time | 31 |
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| 4 | [been] [adj] for a long time | 28 |
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| 5 | been [adj] for a long time | 28 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [adj] for a long time | 18 |
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| 7 | [adv] [adj] for a long time | 17 |
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| 8 | [adv] [adj] for a long time | 15 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adj] for a long time | 12 |
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| 10 | lie [adj] for a long time | 10 |
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| 11 | was [adj] for a long time | 8 |
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| 12 | lay [adj] for a long time | 8 |
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| 13 | [be] [adj] for a long time | 6 |
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| 14 | remain [adj] for a long time | 6 |
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| 15 | be [adj] for a long time | 6 |
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| 16 | very [adj] for a long time | 5 |
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| 17 | very [adj] for a long time | 5 |
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| 18 | [adj] [noun] for a long time | 52 |
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| 19 | [adj] [noun sg] for a long time | 38 |
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| 20 | [adj] [noun pl] for a long time | 13 |
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| 21 | [adj] for [det] a long time | 6 |
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| 22 | [adj] for [adj] a long time | 6 |
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| 23 | [adj] for such a long time | 6 |
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| 24 | [adj] for such a long time | 6 |
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| 25 | [adj] for a [adv] long time | 8 |
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| 26 | [adj] for a [adv] long time | 8 |
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| 27 | [adj] for a very long time | 6 |
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| 28 | [adj] for a very long time | 6 |
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| 29 | [adj] for a long time [conj] | 16 |
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| 30 | [adj] for a long time [coord] | 10 |
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