| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] it a long time | 9 |
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| 2 | it [be] a long time | 188 |
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| 3 | it be a long time | 188 |
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| 4 | it [verb] a long time | 113 |
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| 5 | it [was/were] a long time | 101 |
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| 6 | it was a long time | 101 |
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| 7 | it take a long time | 91 |
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| 8 | it [is] a long time | 87 |
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| 9 | it 's a long time | 66 |
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| 10 | it [vb past] a long time | 63 |
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| 11 | it took a long time | 50 |
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| 12 | it for a long time | 46 |
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| 13 | it [prep] a long time | 46 |
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| 14 | it [vb -s] a long time | 46 |
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| 15 | it for a long time | 46 |
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| 16 | it [prep] a long time | 46 |
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| 17 | it takes a long time | 37 |
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| 18 | it is a long time | 21 |
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| 19 | it seem a long time | 18 |
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| 20 | it seemed a long time | 10 |
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| 21 | it seems a long time | 8 |
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