| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [art] long [noun] | 54 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [art] long [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [art] long [noun] | 51 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] a long [noun] | 46 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] a long [noun] | 46 |
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| 6 | was [verb] [art] long [noun] | 38 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] long [noun] | 26 |
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| 8 | 24 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [art] long time | 21 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [art] long time | 21 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [art] long [noun] | 16 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] the long [noun] | 8 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] the long [noun] | 8 |
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| 14 | [was/were] take [art] long [noun] | 6 |
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| 15 | [was/were] taking [art] long [noun] | 5 |
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