SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] [adv prt] for a long	76
2	go [adv prt] for a long	37
3	be [adv prt] for a long	31
4	[be] [adv prt] for a long	31
5	[vb past] [adv prt] for a long	25
6	went [adv prt] for a long	15
7	been [adv prt] for a long	14
8	[vb infin] [adv prt] for a long	14
9	[been] [adv prt] for a long	14
10	[v-ing] [adv prt] for a long	13
11	[vb pp] [adv prt] for a long	13
12	go [adv prt] for a long	10
13	be [adv prt] for a long	7
14	[be] [adv prt] for a long	7
15	[vb -s] [adv prt] for a long	6
16	[pron] [adv prt] for a long	6
17	[was/were] [adv prt] for a long	6
18	[pers pn] [adv prt] for a long	5
19	going [adv prt] for a long	5
20	[adv prt] [adv] for a long	6
21	[adv prt] [adv] for a long	5
22	[adv prt] for a [adv] long	10
23	[adv prt] for a [adv] long	10
24	[adv prt] for a very long	10
25	[adv prt] for a very long	10
26	[adv prt] for a long [noun]	109
27	[adv prt] for a long [noun sg]	109
28	[adv prt] for a long time	82
29	[adv prt] for a long time	82