| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] a long time | 429 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] a long time | 421 |
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| 3 | [verb] for a long time | 387 |
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| 4 | [verb] for a long time | 387 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] [prep] a long time | 193 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [prep] a long time | 93 |
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| 7 | [v-ing] [prep] a long time | 49 |
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| 8 | have [prep] a long time | 44 |
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| 9 | [vb infin] [prep] a long time | 33 |
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| 10 | [verb] in a long time | 27 |
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| 11 | [verb] in a long time | 27 |
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| 12 | [vb base] [prep] a long time | 26 |
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| 13 | know [prep] a long time | 25 |
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| 14 | known [prep] a long time | 23 |
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| 15 | see [prep] a long time | 19 |
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| 16 | seen [prep] a long time | 19 |
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| 17 | [to-vb] [prep] a long time | 18 |
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| 18 | [vb -s] [prep] a long time | 17 |
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| 19 | go [prep] a long time | 15 |
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| 20 | stand [prep] a long time | 15 |
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| 21 | have [prep] a long time | 14 |
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| 22 | stood [prep] a long time | 13 |
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| 23 | do [prep] a long time | 13 |
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| 24 | sit [prep] a long time | 12 |
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| 25 | had [prep] a long time | 12 |
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| 26 | sat [prep] a long time | 11 |
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| 27 | think [prep] a long time | 10 |
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| 28 | last [prep] a long time | 10 |
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| 29 | has [prep] a long time | 9 |
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| 30 | continue [prep] a long time | 9 |
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