| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a long time [to-vb] | 214 |
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| 2 | take a long time [verb] | 206 |
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| 3 | [vb past] a long time [verb] | 87 |
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| 4 | took a long time [verb] | 59 |
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| 5 | [vb infin] a long time [verb] | 50 |
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| 6 | take a long time [verb] | 46 |
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| 7 | [verb] a long time [v-ing] | 46 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] a long time [verb] | 41 |
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| 9 | takes a long time [verb] | 39 |
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| 10 | [verb] a long time get | 37 |
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| 11 | spend a long time [verb] | 35 |
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| 12 | [vb pp] a long time [verb] | 32 |
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| 13 | [verb] a long time to get | 30 |
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| 14 | [vb base] a long time [verb] | 27 |
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| 15 | spent a long time [verb] | 26 |
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| 16 | take a long time [verb] | 24 |
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| 17 | [v-ing] a long time [verb] | 20 |
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| 18 | taking a long time [verb] | 19 |
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| 19 | taken a long time [verb] | 17 |
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| 20 | [verb] a long time come | 11 |
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| 21 | wait a long time [verb] | 9 |
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| 22 | [verb] a long time to come | 8 |
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| 23 | [verb] a long time getting | 7 |
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| 24 | [verb] a long time die | 6 |
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| 25 | [verb] a long time to die | 6 |
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| 26 | [to-vb] a long time [verb] | 6 |
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| 27 | have a long time [verb] | 6 |
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| 28 | [verb] a long time dry | 6 |
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| 29 | [verb] a long time find | 6 |
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| 30 | [verb] a long time to heal | 6 |
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