| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be a long [noun] [prep] | 421 |
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| 2 | [be] a long [noun sg] [prep] | 417 |
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| 3 | [is] a long [noun] [prep] | 198 |
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| 4 | [be] a long way [prep] | 180 |
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| 5 | [be] a long way [prep] | 180 |
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| 6 | [be] a long [noun] from | 151 |
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| 7 | [was/were] a long [noun] [prep] | 129 |
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| 8 | is a long [noun] [prep] | 126 |
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| 9 | was a long [noun] [prep] | 116 |
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| 10 | [be] a long [noun] of | 89 |
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| 11 | 's a long [noun] [prep] | 72 |
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| 12 | [be] a long time [prep] | 55 |
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| 13 | [be] a long time [prep] | 55 |
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| 14 | [be] a long [noun] in | 44 |
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| 15 | [am/are] a long [noun] [prep] | 39 |
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| 16 | be a long [noun] [prep] | 30 |
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| 17 | [be] a long [noun] to | 30 |
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| 18 | [be] a long [noun] [prep] | 30 |
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| 19 | are a long [noun] [prep] | 25 |
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| 20 | [been] a long [noun] [prep] | 24 |
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| 21 | been a long [noun] [prep] | 24 |
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| 22 | [be] a long [noun] for | 21 |
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| 23 | [be] a long tradition [prep] | 20 |
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| 24 | [be] a long tradition [prep] | 20 |
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| 25 | [be] a long history [prep] | 17 |
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| 26 | [be] a long history [prep] | 17 |
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| 27 | [be] a long list [prep] | 13 |
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| 28 | [be] a long list [prep] | 13 |
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| 29 | were a long [noun] [prep] | 13 |
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| 30 | 're a long [noun] [prep] | 12 |
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