| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a long | 3409 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] a long | 1027 |
|
| 3 | have a long | 804 |
|
| 4 | take a long | 590 |
|
| 5 | [vb pp] a long | 573 |
|
| 6 | [vb -s] a long | 568 |
|
| 7 | [vb infin] a long | 386 |
|
| 8 | [vb base] a long | 383 |
|
| 9 | [v-ing] a long | 334 |
|
| 10 | [to-vb] a long | 325 |
|
| 11 | go a long | 271 |
|
| 12 | has a long | 254 |
|
| 13 | had a long | 217 |
|
| 14 | took a long | 201 |
|
| 15 | [verb] a longer | 187 |
|
| 16 | have a long | 149 |
|
| 17 | come a long | 147 |
|
| 18 | come a long | 121 |
|
| 19 | take a long | 116 |
|
| 20 | seem a long | 92 |
|
| 21 | go a long | 90 |
|
| 22 | had a long | 88 |
|
| 23 | takes a long | 81 |
|
| 24 | get a long | 76 |
|
| 25 | spend a long | 76 |
|
| 26 | wait a long | 74 |
|
| 27 | make a long | 73 |
|
| 28 | goes a long | 61 |
|
| 29 | gone a long | 52 |
|
| 30 | taking a long | 52 |
|
