| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have [verb] [prep] a long time | 86 |
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| 2 | [verb] [verb] for a long time | 85 |
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| 3 | [verb] [vb pp] [prep] a long time | 85 |
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| 4 | [vb base] [verb] [prep] a long time | 44 |
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| 5 | have [verb] [prep] a long time | 25 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] a long time | 23 |
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| 7 | 've [verb] [prep] a long time | 18 |
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| 8 | had [verb] [prep] a long time | 18 |
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| 9 | [verb] [verb] in a long time | 13 |
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| 10 | [verb] [to-vb] [prep] a long time | 13 |
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| 11 | [verb] know [prep] a long time | 12 |
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| 12 | [verb] known [prep] a long time | 12 |
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| 13 | [vb -s] [verb] [prep] a long time | 12 |
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| 14 | has [verb] [prep] a long time | 11 |
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| 15 | [verb] seen [prep] a long time | 11 |
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| 16 | [verb] see [prep] a long time | 11 |
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| 17 | [verb] have [prep] a long time | 7 |
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| 18 | have [verb] [prep] a long time | 7 |
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| 19 | [verb] had [prep] a long time | 7 |
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| 20 | [vb infin] [verb] [prep] a long time | 7 |
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| 21 | [verb] do [prep] a long time | 7 |
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| 22 | [vb pp] [verb] [prep] a long time | 6 |
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| 23 | [v-ing] [verb] [prep] a long time | 5 |
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