| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have [vb pp] a long | 427 |
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| 2 | [vb base] [vb pp] a long | 156 |
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| 3 | [vb -s] [vb pp] a long | 125 |
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| 4 | [verb] come a long | 114 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [vb pp] a long | 104 |
|
| 6 | has [vb pp] a long | 97 |
|
| 7 | had [vb pp] a long | 92 |
|
| 8 | have [vb pp] a long | 88 |
|
| 9 | [verb] had a long | 80 |
|
| 10 | 've [vb pp] a long | 68 |
|
| 11 | [verb] gone a long | 37 |
|
| 12 | [verb] got a long | 35 |
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| 13 | [vb infin] [vb pp] a long | 32 |
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| 14 | have [vb pp] a long | 31 |
|
| 15 | [verb] taken a long | 30 |
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| 16 | 's [vb pp] a long | 28 |
|
| 17 | [verb] waited a long | 18 |
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| 18 | 'd [vb pp] a long | 12 |
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| 19 | [verb] spent a long | 11 |
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| 20 | [verb] travelled a long | 10 |
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| 21 | [verb] moved a long | 6 |
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| 22 | [to-vb] [vb pp] a long | 5 |
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| 23 | [v-ing] [vb pp] a long | 5 |
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| 24 | to have [vb pp] a long | 5 |
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| 25 | [verb] made a long | 5 |
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| 26 | [verb] happened a long | 5 |
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| 27 | having [vb pp] a long | 5 |
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