| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [prep] a [adv] long period | 44 |
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| 2 | [prep] a [adv] long period | 44 |
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| 3 | [prep] a [adv] long period | 23 |
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| 4 | over a [adv] long period | 21 |
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| 5 | [prep] a [adv] longer period | 21 |
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| 6 | over a [adv] long period | 21 |
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| 7 | for a [adv] long period | 19 |
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| 8 | for a [adv] long period | 19 |
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| 9 | [prep] a much long period | 16 |
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| 10 | [prep] a much long period | 16 |
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| 11 | [prep] a very long period | 8 |
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| 12 | [prep] a very long period | 8 |
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