| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have [vb pp] a long time | 77 |
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| 2 | [verb] [vb pp] a long time | 77 |
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| 3 | be [vb pp] a long time | 32 |
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| 4 | [be] [vb pp] a long time | 32 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [vb pp] a long time | 26 |
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| 6 | [vb base] [vb pp] a long time | 26 |
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| 7 | had [vb pp] a long time | 22 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] [vb pp] a long time | 16 |
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| 9 | have [vb pp] a long time | 15 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] a long time | 15 |
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| 11 | has [vb pp] a long time | 13 |
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| 12 | been [vb pp] a long time | 11 |
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| 13 | [been] [vb pp] a long time | 11 |
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| 14 | 've [vb pp] a long time | 11 |
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| 15 | was [vb pp] a long time | 9 |
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| 16 | have [vb pp] a long time | 8 |
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| 17 | [vb infin] [vb pp] a long time | 8 |
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| 18 | were [vb pp] a long time | 6 |
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| 19 | [vb pp] [prep] a long time | 193 |
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| 20 | [vb pp] [prep] a long time | 193 |
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| 21 | [vb pp] for a long time | 172 |
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| 22 | [vb pp] for a long time | 172 |
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| 23 | [vb pp] in a long time | 18 |
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| 24 | [vb pp] [pron] a long time | 18 |
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| 25 | [vb pp] [pers pn] a long time | 18 |
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| 26 | [vb pp] in a long time | 18 |
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| 27 | [vb pp] [adv] a long time | 11 |
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| 28 | [vb pp] [adv] a long time | 10 |
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| 29 | [vb pp] [noun] a long time | 7 |
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| 30 | [vb pp] me a long time | 6 |
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