| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] a long | 1010 |
|
| 2 | have a long | 759 |
|
| 3 | take a long | 569 |
|
| 4 | [vb pp] a long | 555 |
|
| 5 | [vb -s] a long | 535 |
|
| 6 | [vb infin] a long | 356 |
|
| 7 | [vb base] a long | 350 |
|
| 8 | [v-ing] a long | 313 |
|
| 9 | [to-vb] a long | 290 |
|
| 10 | go a long | 271 |
|
| 11 | has a long | 236 |
|
| 12 | had a long | 211 |
|
| 13 | took a long | 198 |
|
| 14 | come a long | 147 |
|
| 15 | have a long | 138 |
|
| 16 | come a long | 121 |
|
| 17 | take a long | 115 |
|
| 18 | seem a long | 90 |
|
| 19 | go a long | 90 |
|
| 20 | had a long | 87 |
|
| 21 | takes a long | 79 |
|
| 22 | spend a long | 75 |
|
| 23 | wait a long | 74 |
|
| 24 | make a long | 70 |
|
| 25 | get a long | 66 |
|
| 26 | goes a long | 61 |
|
| 27 | gone a long | 52 |
|
| 28 | seemed a long | 48 |
|
| 29 | take a long | 48 |
|
| 30 | taking a long | 48 |
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