| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a long [noun sg] [adv] | 199 |
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| 2 | [verb] a long time [adv] | 111 |
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| 3 | [vb past] a long [noun sg] [adv] | 97 |
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| 4 | [verb] a long way [adv] | 95 |
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| 5 | [verb] a long [noun sg] ago | 88 |
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| 6 | [verb] a long [noun sg] ago | 88 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] a long [noun sg] [adv] | 59 |
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| 8 | [verb] a long [noun sg] [adv prt] | 57 |
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| 9 | seem a long [noun sg] [adv] | 40 |
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| 10 | [verb] a long [noun sg] away | 34 |
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| 11 | [verb] a long [noun sg] away | 34 |
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| 12 | [verb] a long [noun sg] off | 30 |
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| 13 | [verb] a long [noun sg] off | 30 |
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| 14 | [vb -s] a long [noun sg] [adv] | 27 |
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| 15 | have a long [noun sg] [adv] | 20 |
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| 16 | [vb base] a long [noun sg] [adv] | 20 |
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| 17 | seemed a long [noun sg] [adv] | 19 |
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| 18 | [to-vb] a long [noun sg] [adv] | 19 |
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| 19 | [vb infin] a long [noun sg] [adv] | 19 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] a long [noun sg] [adv] | 18 |
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| 21 | [verb] a long [noun sg] ahead | 15 |
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| 22 | [verb] a long [noun sg] ahead | 15 |
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| 23 | happen a long [noun sg] [adv] | 13 |
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| 24 | take a long [noun sg] [adv] | 12 |
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| 25 | seems a long [noun sg] [adv] | 11 |
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| 26 | look a long [noun sg] [adv] | 11 |
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| 27 | had a long [noun sg] [adv] | 11 |
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| 28 | go a long [noun sg] [adv] | 10 |
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| 29 | live a long [noun sg] [adv] | 10 |
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| 30 | [verb] a long [noun sg] out | 10 |
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