| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | but it took a [adj] | 17 |
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| 2 | but it [verb] a long | 15 |
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| 3 | [conj] it took a long | 14 |
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| 4 | [coord] it took a long | 13 |
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| 5 | but it [vb past] a long | 12 |
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| 6 | but it take a long | 11 |
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| 7 | but it took [art] long | 10 |
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| 8 | but it took a long | 10 |
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| 9 | but [pers pn] took a long | 10 |
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| 10 | but [pron] took a long | 10 |
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| 11 | but it took [art] long | 10 |
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| 12 | but it took a long | 10 |
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| 13 | but it took a long | 10 |
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