| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [adv] for a long time | 46 |
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| 2 | be [adv] for a long time | 26 |
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| 3 | [be] [adv] for a long time | 26 |
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| 4 | been [adv] for a long time | 18 |
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| 5 | [been] [adv] for a long time | 18 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [adv] for a long time | 17 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] [adv] for a long time | 13 |
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| 8 | live [adv] for a long time | 8 |
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| 9 | stay [adv] for a long time | 8 |
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| 10 | [noun] [adv] for a long time | 8 |
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| 11 | [adv] [adv] for a long time | 7 |
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| 12 | [to-vb] [adv] for a long time | 5 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] [adv] for a long time | 5 |
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| 14 | [prep] [adv] for a long time | 5 |
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| 15 | lived [adv] for a long time | 5 |
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| 16 | [prep] [adv] for a long time | 5 |
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| 17 | [adv] [adj] for a long time | 18 |
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| 18 | [adv] [adj] for a long time | 15 |
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| 19 | [adv] [verb] for a long time | 10 |
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| 20 | [adv] [vb pp] for a long time | 8 |
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| 21 | [adv] [adv] for a long time | 6 |
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| 22 | [adv] for a [adv] long time | 12 |
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| 23 | [adv] for a [adv] long time | 12 |
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| 24 | [adv] for a very long time | 11 |
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| 25 | [adv] for a very long time | 11 |
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| 26 | [adv] for a long time [conj] | 17 |
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| 27 | [adv] for a long time [verb] | 11 |
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| 28 | [adv] for a long time [coord] | 9 |
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| 29 | [adv] for a long time and | 7 |
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| 30 | [adv] for a long time [subord] | 7 |
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