| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [det] a long time [adv] | 29 |
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| 2 | [det] a long time [adv] | 27 |
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| 3 | [det] a long time ago | 20 |
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| 4 | [det] a long time ago | 20 |
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| 5 | [det] a long time [conj] | 15 |
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| 6 | [det] a long time [verb] | 9 |
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| 7 | [det] a long time [that] | 6 |
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| 8 | [det] a long time that | 6 |
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| 9 | [det] a long time [subord] | 6 |
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| 10 | [det] a long time that | 6 |
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| 11 | [prep] [det] a long time | 51 |
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| 12 | [prep] [det] a long time | 51 |
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| 13 | for [det] a long time | 44 |
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| 14 | for [det] a long time | 44 |
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| 15 | [be] [det] a long time | 22 |
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| 16 | be [det] a long time | 22 |
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| 17 | [verb] [det] a long time | 13 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [det] a long time | 9 |
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| 19 | was [det] a long time | 9 |
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| 20 | [been] [det] a long time | 8 |
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| 21 | been [det] a long time | 8 |
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| 22 | [noun] [det] a long time | 6 |
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| 23 | [subord] [det] a long time | 5 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [det] a long time | 5 |
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| 25 | [pron] [det] a long time | 5 |
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| 26 | [conj] [det] a long time | 5 |
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| 27 | [is] [det] a long time | 5 |
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| 28 | [det] [prep] a long time | 55 |
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| 29 | [det] [prep] a long time | 55 |
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| 30 | [det] for a long time | 52 |
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