| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a long [noun] | 38 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a long [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a long [adj] | 8 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a long [adj] | 8 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a long period | 5 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a long time | 5 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a long period | 5 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a long time | 5 |
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| 9 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a long | 25 |
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| 10 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a long | 19 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a long | 17 |
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| 12 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a long | 16 |
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| 13 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a long | 6 |
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| 14 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a long | 6 |
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| 15 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a long | 6 |
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| 16 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a long | 6 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a long | 5 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] a long | 6 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] a long | 5 |
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