| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [prep] a long time [conj] [pron] | 81 |
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| 2 | [prep] a long time [subord] [pron] | 35 |
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| 3 | [prep] a [adj] time before [pron] | 17 |
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| 4 | [prep] a long [noun sg] before [pron] | 14 |
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| 5 | [prep] a long [noun] before [pron] | 14 |
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| 6 | [prep] a long time before [pron] | 12 |
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| 7 | [prep] a long time before [pron] | 12 |
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| 8 | [prep] [art] long time before [pron] | 12 |
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| 9 | [prep] [art] long time before [pron] | 12 |
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| 10 | [prep] a long time before [pron] | 12 |
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