| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a long time [to-vb] | 349 |
|
| 2 | a long time [v-ing] | 110 |
|
| 3 | a long time come | 75 |
|
| 4 | a long time get | 54 |
|
| 5 | a long time to get | 45 |
|
| 6 | a long time to come | 39 |
|
| 7 | a long time coming | 34 |
|
| 8 | a long time have | 33 |
|
| 9 | a long time [vb past] | 29 |
|
| 10 | a long time [vb base] | 20 |
|
| 11 | a long time have | 14 |
|
| 12 | a long time find | 13 |
|
| 13 | a long time do | 13 |
|
| 14 | a long time [vb -s] | 11 |
|
| 15 | a long time wait | 10 |
|
| 16 | a long time to find | 10 |
|
| 17 | a long time [vb pp] | 9 |
|
| 18 | a long time to wait | 9 |
|
| 19 | a long time getting | 8 |
|
| 20 | a long time to do | 8 |
|
| 21 | a long time think | 8 |
|
| 22 | a long time has | 8 |
|
| 23 | a long time heal | 7 |
|
| 24 | a long time recover | 7 |
|
| 25 | a long time dry | 7 |
|
| 26 | a long time make | 7 |
|
| 27 | a long time to heal | 7 |
|
| 28 | a long time die | 7 |
|
| 29 | a long time thinking | 6 |
|
| 30 | a long time to have | 6 |
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