| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [verb] [to-vb] a long time | 46 |
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| 2 | [vb base] [verb] a long time | 37 |
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| 3 | [vb base] [to-vb] a [adj] time | 27 |
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| 4 | [vb base] [to-vb] a [adj] time | 22 |
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| 5 | [vb base] [to-vb] a long [noun] | 20 |
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| 6 | [vb base] [to-vb] a long [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 7 | [vb base] [to-vb] [art] long time | 8 |
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| 8 | [vb base] [to-vb] [art] long time | 8 |
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| 9 | [vb base] [to-vb] a long time | 8 |
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| 10 | [vb base] [to-vb] a long time | 8 |
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| 11 | [vb base] [to-vb] a long time | 8 |
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