| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] a long [noun sg] | 942 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] a long [noun] | 906 |
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| 3 | [verb] for a long [noun] | 487 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] a long [noun] | 440 |
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| 5 | [verb] [prep] a long time | 429 |
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| 6 | [verb] [prep] a long time | 429 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [prep] a long [noun] | 190 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] [prep] a long [noun] | 116 |
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| 9 | [verb] [prep] a long period | 91 |
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| 10 | [verb] [prep] a long period | 91 |
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| 11 | [verb] in a long [noun] | 88 |
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| 12 | [vb infin] [prep] a long [noun] | 63 |
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| 13 | [verb] on a long [noun] | 54 |
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| 14 | [verb] by a long [noun] | 53 |
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| 15 | [verb] [prep] a longer [noun] | 51 |
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| 16 | go [prep] a long [noun] | 51 |
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| 17 | [vb -s] [prep] a long [noun] | 51 |
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| 18 | [vb base] [prep] a long [noun] | 50 |
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| 19 | [verb] over a long [noun] | 49 |
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| 20 | [to-vb] [prep] a long [noun] | 47 |
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| 21 | have [prep] a long [noun] | 46 |
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| 22 | [verb] from a long [noun] | 42 |
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| 23 | [verb] after a long [noun] | 35 |
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| 24 | come [prep] a long [noun] | 29 |
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| 25 | [verb] to a long [noun] | 27 |
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| 26 | know [prep] a long [noun] | 27 |
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| 27 | seen [prep] a long [noun] | 25 |
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| 28 | known [prep] a long [noun] | 25 |
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| 29 | see [prep] a long [noun] | 25 |
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| 30 | [verb] into a long [noun] | 24 |
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