| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [adv] a long | 305 |
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| 2 | [be] [adv] a long | 273 |
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| 3 | be [adv] a long | 273 |
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| 4 | [is] [adv] a long | 125 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [adv] a long | 96 |
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| 6 | [prep] [adv] a long | 83 |
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| 7 | [prep] [adv] a long | 83 |
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| 8 | is [adv] a long | 82 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] a long | 77 |
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| 10 | was [adv] a long | 69 |
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| 11 | for [adv] a long | 66 |
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| 12 | for [adv] a long | 66 |
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| 13 | go [adv] a long | 55 |
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| 14 | [been] [adv] a long | 50 |
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| 15 | been [adv] a long | 50 |
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| 16 | [vb base] [adv] a long | 47 |
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| 17 | 's [adv] a long | 43 |
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| 18 | [vb -s] [adv] a long | 41 |
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| 19 | [vb pp] [adv] a long | 36 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] [adv] a long | 33 |
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| 21 | [vb infin] [adv] a long | 31 |
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| 22 | [adv] [adv] a long | 30 |
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| 23 | take [adv] a long | 25 |
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| 24 | let [adv] a long | 23 |
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| 25 | go [adv] a long | 22 |
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| 26 | [to-vb] [adv] a long | 21 |
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| 27 | [adv] [adv] a long | 21 |
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| 28 | [pron] [adv] a long | 20 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] [adv] a long | 20 |
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| 30 | [conj] [adv] a long | 20 |
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