| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [adv] a long [noun sg] | 251 |
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| 2 | [verb] [adv prt] a long [noun sg] | 162 |
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| 3 | [verb] [adv] a long [noun sg] | 94 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [adv] a long [noun sg] | 73 |
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| 5 | [verb] [adv] a long way | 70 |
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| 6 | [verb] quite a long [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 7 | [verb] quite a long [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 8 | [verb] [adv] a long time | 54 |
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| 9 | go [adv] a long [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 10 | [verb] back a long [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 11 | [verb] back a long [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 12 | [vb base] [adv] a long [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 13 | [vb -s] [adv] a long [noun sg] | 37 |
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| 14 | [verb] over a long [noun sg] | 37 |
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| 15 | [verb] over a long [noun sg] | 37 |
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| 16 | [vb pp] [adv] a long [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 17 | [verb] [adv] a long period | 31 |
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| 18 | [verb] out a long [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 19 | [verb] out a long [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 20 | [vb infin] [adv] a long [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 21 | [v-ing] [adv] a long [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 22 | [verb] up a long [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 23 | take [adv] a long [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 24 | [verb] up a long [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 25 | go [adv] a long [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 26 | [to-vb] [adv] a long [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 27 | goes [adv] a long [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 28 | let [adv] a long [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 29 | pick [adv] a long [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 30 | have [adv] a long [noun sg] | 10 |
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