| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be a long [noun] [prep] [v-ing] | 22 |
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| 2 | [be] a long [noun sg] [prep] [v-ing] | 22 |
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| 3 | [be] a long way [prep] [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 4 | [be] a long way [prep] [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 5 | [be] a long [noun] from [v-ing] | 12 |
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| 6 | [am/are] a long [noun] [prep] [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 7 | are a long [noun] [prep] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 8 | [was/were] a long [noun] [prep] [v-ing] | 5 |
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