| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have [verb] a long | 485 |
|
| 2 | [verb] [vb pp] a long | 427 |
|
| 3 | [vb base] [verb] a long | 183 |
|
| 4 | [vb -s] [verb] a long | 145 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] [verb] a long | 139 |
|
| 6 | [verb] [to-vb] a long | 128 |
|
| 7 | [verb] come a long | 114 |
|
| 8 | [verb] come a long | 114 |
|
| 9 | had [verb] a long | 104 |
|
| 10 | has [verb] a long | 102 |
|
| 11 | have [verb] a long | 97 |
|
| 12 | [verb] have a long | 97 |
|
| 13 | [verb] had a long | 80 |
|
| 14 | 've [verb] a long | 68 |
|
| 15 | [verb] take a long | 65 |
|
| 16 | [vb infin] [verb] a long | 64 |
|
| 17 | [verb] go a long | 54 |
|
| 18 | have [verb] a long | 52 |
|
| 19 | [verb] wait a long | 38 |
|
| 20 | [verb] gone a long | 37 |
|
| 21 | [verb] got a long | 35 |
|
| 22 | [verb] get a long | 35 |
|
| 23 | [verb] taken a long | 30 |
|
| 24 | 's [verb] a long | 28 |
|
| 25 | [verb] to take a long | 28 |
|
| 26 | [v-ing] [verb] a long | 26 |
|
| 27 | [verb] to wait a long | 19 |
|
| 28 | [vb pp] [verb] a long | 18 |
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| 29 | [verb] waited a long | 18 |
|
| 30 | [verb] spend a long | 16 |
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