| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [pron] was a long time | 107 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] was a long time | 105 |
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| 3 | it was a long time | 101 |
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| 4 | it was a long time | 99 |
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| 5 | [adj] was a long time | 25 |
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| 6 | [det] was a long time | 25 |
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| 7 | that was a long time | 23 |
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| 8 | that was a long time | 23 |
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| 9 | [noun] was a long time | 18 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] was a long time | 8 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] was a long time | 7 |
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| 12 | year was a long time | 5 |
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| 13 | was [verb] a long time | 15 |
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| 14 | was [adj] a long time | 11 |
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| 15 | was [prep] a long time | 10 |
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| 16 | was [prep] a long time | 10 |
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| 17 | was [det] a long time | 9 |
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| 18 | was [vb pp] a long time | 9 |
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| 19 | was for a long time | 8 |
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| 20 | was for a long time | 8 |
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| 21 | was all a long time | 7 |
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| 22 | was [adv] a long time | 7 |
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| 23 | was [adv] a long time | 7 |
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| 24 | was all a long time | 7 |
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| 25 | was [v-ing] a long time | 6 |
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| 26 | was take a long time | 6 |
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| 27 | was taking a long time | 5 |
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| 28 | was a long time [adv] | 68 |
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| 29 | was a long time [adv] | 68 |
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| 30 | was a long time ago | 66 |
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