| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | a long period of [noun] | 169 |
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| 2 | a long period of [noun sg] | 164 |
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| 3 | a long period of time | 115 |
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| 4 | a long period of time | 115 |
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| 5 | a long period of [adj] | 26 |
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| 6 | a long period of [adj] | 25 |
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| 7 | a long period of [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 8 | [prep] a long period of | 152 |
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| 9 | [prep] a long period of | 152 |
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| 10 | over a long period of | 84 |
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| 11 | over a long period of | 84 |
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| 12 | for a long period of | 21 |
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| 13 | for a long period of | 21 |
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| 14 | [verb] a long period of | 16 |
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| 15 | after a long period of | 16 |
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| 16 | after a long period of | 16 |
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| 17 | [adv] a long period of | 12 |
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| 18 | of a long period of | 11 |
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| 19 | of a long period of | 11 |
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| 20 | over a long period of | 8 |
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| 21 | over a long period of | 8 |
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| 22 | [adv prt] a long period of | 8 |
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| 23 | [be] a long period of | 7 |
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| 24 | be a long period of | 7 |
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| 25 | [conj] a long period of | 6 |
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| 26 | [adj] a long period of | 5 |
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| 27 | such a long period of | 5 |
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| 28 | to a long period of | 5 |
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| 29 | such a long period of | 5 |
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| 30 | [vb pp] a long period of | 5 |
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