| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] a long | 4846 |
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| 2 | [prep] a long | 4846 |
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| 3 | [verb] a long | 3596 |
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| 4 | for a long | 2174 |
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| 5 | for a long | 2174 |
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| 6 | be a long | 2006 |
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| 7 | [be] a long | 2006 |
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| 8 | [vb past] a long | 1027 |
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| 9 | [adv] a long | 839 |
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| 10 | [is] a long | 804 |
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| 11 | have a long | 804 |
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| 12 | [was/were] a long | 672 |
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| 13 | was a long | 640 |
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| 14 | take a long | 590 |
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| 15 | [vb pp] a long | 573 |
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| 16 | [vb -s] a long | 568 |
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| 17 | [adv] a long | 554 |
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| 18 | of a long | 465 |
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| 19 | of a long | 465 |
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| 20 | is a long | 429 |
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| 21 | in a long | 416 |
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| 22 | in a long | 416 |
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| 23 | [vb infin] a long | 386 |
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| 24 | [conj] a long | 383 |
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| 25 | [vb base] a long | 383 |
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| 26 | 's a long | 375 |
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| 27 | after a long | 352 |
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| 28 | after a long | 352 |
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| 29 | [v-ing] a long | 334 |
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| 30 | [to-vb] a long | 325 |
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