| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [be] [v-ing] for a long | 39 |
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| 2 | be [v-ing] for a long | 39 |
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| 3 | been [v-ing] for a long | 25 |
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| 4 | [been] [v-ing] for a long | 25 |
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| 5 | [prep] [v-ing] for a long | 7 |
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| 6 | [prep] [v-ing] for a long | 7 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] for a long | 7 |
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| 8 | [noun] [v-ing] for a long | 5 |
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| 9 | [v-ing] [adv] for a long | 19 |
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| 10 | [v-ing] [adv prt] for a long | 13 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] [pron] for a long | 12 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] [pers pn] for a long | 9 |
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| 13 | [v-ing] it for a long | 6 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] it for a long | 6 |
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| 15 | [v-ing] [adv] for a long | 6 |
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| 16 | [v-ing] [verb] for a long | 5 |
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| 17 | [v-ing] for a long [noun] | 64 |
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| 18 | [v-ing] for a long [noun sg] | 64 |
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| 19 | [v-ing] for a long time | 43 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] for a long time | 43 |
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