| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [verb] a long | 588 |
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| 2 | have [verb] a long | 495 |
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| 3 | [verb] [vb pp] a long | 436 |
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| 4 | [vb base] [verb] a long | 187 |
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| 5 | [vb -s] [verb] a long | 146 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [verb] a long | 142 |
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| 7 | [verb] [to-vb] a long | 139 |
|
| 8 | [verb] come a long | 114 |
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| 9 | [verb] come a long | 114 |
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| 10 | had [verb] a long | 106 |
|
| 11 | has [verb] a long | 102 |
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| 12 | [verb] have a long | 100 |
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| 13 | have [verb] a long | 98 |
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| 14 | [verb] had a long | 81 |
|
| 15 | [vb infin] [verb] a long | 71 |
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| 16 | [verb] take a long | 69 |
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| 17 | 've [verb] a long | 68 |
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| 18 | have [verb] a long | 58 |
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| 19 | [verb] go a long | 54 |
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| 20 | [verb] got a long | 40 |
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| 21 | [verb] get a long | 40 |
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| 22 | [verb] wait a long | 38 |
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| 23 | [verb] gone a long | 37 |
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| 24 | [verb] taken a long | 31 |
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| 25 | [verb] to take a long | 31 |
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| 26 | 's [verb] a long | 29 |
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| 27 | [v-ing] [verb] a long | 27 |
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| 28 | [vb pp] [verb] a long | 24 |
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| 29 | [verb] [verb] a longer | 23 |
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| 30 | [verb] to wait a long | 19 |
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