No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | [was/were] [verb] [art] long time | 21 | |
2 | [was/were] [verb] a long time | 21 | |
3 | [was/were] [verb] [art] long time | 21 | |
4 | was [verb] [art] long time | 15 | |
5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] long time | 15 | |
6 | [was/were] take [art] long time | 6 | |
7 | were [verb] [art] long time | 6 | |
8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] long time | 6 | |
9 | [was/were] taking [art] long time | 5 |