| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [be] [adv] a long time | 71 |
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| 2 | be [adv] a long time | 71 |
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| 3 | [prep] [adv] a long time | 57 |
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| 4 | [prep] [adv] a long time | 57 |
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| 5 | for [adv] a long time | 54 |
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| 6 | for [adv] a long time | 54 |
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| 7 | [verb] [adv] a long time | 53 |
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| 8 | [been] [adv] a long time | 42 |
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| 9 | been [adv] a long time | 42 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [adv] a long time | 17 |
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| 11 | take [adv] a long time | 16 |
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| 12 | [is] [adv] a long time | 15 |
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| 13 | [vb pp] [adv] a long time | 11 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] a long time | 10 |
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| 15 | is [adv] a long time | 9 |
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| 16 | [vb infin] [adv] a long time | 9 |
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| 17 | [vb -s] [adv] a long time | 8 |
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| 18 | [noun] [adv] a long time | 7 |
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| 19 | was [adv] a long time | 7 |
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| 20 | [pron] [adv] a long time | 6 |
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| 21 | 's [adv] a long time | 6 |
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| 22 | [pers pn] [adv] a long time | 6 |
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| 23 | [adv] [adv] a long time | 5 |
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| 24 | take [adv] a long time | 5 |
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| 25 | go [adv] a long time | 5 |
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| 26 | [adv] [prep] a long time | 207 |
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| 27 | [adv] [prep] a long time | 207 |
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| 28 | [adv] for a long time | 200 |
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| 29 | [adv] for a long time | 200 |
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| 30 | [adv] [verb] a long time | 30 |
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