| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [adv] [prep] a long time | 106 |
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| 2 | [be] [adv] [prep] a long time | 47 |
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| 3 | be [adv] [prep] a long time | 47 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [adv] [prep] a long time | 37 |
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| 5 | go [adv] [prep] a long time | 34 |
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| 6 | been [adv] [prep] a long time | 30 |
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| 7 | [been] [adv] [prep] a long time | 30 |
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| 8 | [vb pp] [adv] [prep] a long time | 22 |
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| 9 | [vb infin] [adv] [prep] a long time | 15 |
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| 10 | [v-ing] [adv] [prep] a long time | 15 |
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| 11 | went [adv] [prep] a long time | 13 |
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| 12 | [adv] [adv] [prep] a long time | 11 |
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| 13 | [noun] [adv] [prep] a long time | 10 |
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| 14 | [to-vb] [adv] [prep] a long time | 9 |
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| 15 | live [adv] [prep] a long time | 9 |
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| 16 | stay [adv] [prep] a long time | 8 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] a long time | 8 |
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| 18 | go [adv] [prep] a long time | 8 |
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| 19 | be [adv] [prep] a long time | 8 |
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| 20 | [be] [adv] [prep] a long time | 8 |
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| 21 | [coord] [adv] [prep] a long time | 7 |
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| 22 | [conj] [adv] [prep] a long time | 7 |
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| 23 | 6 |
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| 24 | lived [adv] [prep] a long time | 6 |
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| 25 | going [adv] [prep] a long time | 6 |
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| 26 | [pron] [adv] [prep] a long time | 6 |
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| 27 | but [adv] [prep] a long time | 6 |
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| 28 | but [adv] [prep] a long time | 6 |
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| 29 | was [adv] [prep] a long time | 5 |
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| 30 | sat [adv] [prep] a long time | 5 |
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