| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [adv prt] for a long | 72 |
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| 2 | go [adv prt] for a long | 37 |
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| 3 | be [adv prt] for a long | 31 |
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| 4 | [be] [adv prt] for a long | 31 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [adv prt] for a long | 24 |
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| 6 | went [adv prt] for a long | 15 |
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| 7 | [vb infin] [adv prt] for a long | 14 |
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| 8 | been [adv prt] for a long | 14 |
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| 9 | [been] [adv prt] for a long | 14 |
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| 10 | [v-ing] [adv prt] for a long | 13 |
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| 11 | [vb pp] [adv prt] for a long | 12 |
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| 12 | go [adv prt] for a long | 10 |
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| 13 | [be] [adv prt] for a long | 7 |
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| 14 | be [adv prt] for a long | 7 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv prt] for a long | 6 |
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| 16 | going [adv prt] for a long | 5 |
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| 17 | [pron] [adv prt] for a long | 5 |
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| 18 | [adv prt] [adv] for a long | 6 |
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| 19 | [adv prt] [adv] for a long | 5 |
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| 20 | [adv prt] for a [adv] long | 11 |
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| 21 | [adv prt] for a [adv] long | 11 |
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| 22 | [adv prt] for a very long | 10 |
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| 23 | [adv prt] for a very long | 10 |
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| 24 | [adv prt] for a long [noun sg] | 104 |
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| 25 | [adv prt] for a long [noun] | 104 |
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| 26 | [adv prt] for a long time | 80 |
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| 27 | [adv prt] for a long time | 80 |
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