| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [adv] a long time | 42 |
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| 2 | [verb] quite a long time | 21 |
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| 3 | [verb] quite a long time | 21 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [adv] a long time | 17 |
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| 5 | take [adv] a long time | 16 |
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| 6 | [verb] [adv prt] a long time | 11 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] [adv] a long time | 11 |
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| 8 | [vb infin] [adv] a long time | 9 |
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| 9 | [verb] there a long time | 8 |
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| 10 | [verb] there a long time | 8 |
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| 11 | [vb -s] [adv] a long time | 8 |
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| 12 | [verb] rather a long time | 6 |
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| 13 | [verb] rather a long time | 6 |
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| 14 | go [adv] a long time | 5 |
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| 15 | take [adv] a long time | 5 |
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