| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a long [noun sg] [prep] | 1077 |
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| 2 | [vb past] a long [noun] [prep] | 325 |
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| 3 | [verb] a long way [prep] | 321 |
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| 4 | [verb] a long way [prep] | 321 |
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| 5 | [verb] a long [noun] of | 259 |
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| 6 | have a long [noun] [prep] | 255 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] a long [noun] [prep] | 224 |
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| 8 | go a long [noun] [prep] | 183 |
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| 9 | [vb -s] a long [noun] [prep] | 175 |
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| 10 | [verb] a long time [prep] | 127 |
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| 11 | [verb] a long time [prep] | 127 |
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| 12 | [verb] a long [noun] in | 126 |
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| 13 | [verb] a long [noun] to | 117 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] a long [noun] [prep] | 110 |
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| 15 | take a long [noun] [prep] | 105 |
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| 16 | [verb] a long [noun] from | 89 |
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| 17 | [v-ing] a long [noun] [prep] | 89 |
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| 18 | [verb] a long history [prep] | 87 |
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| 19 | [verb] a long history [prep] | 87 |
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| 20 | has a long [noun] [prep] | 86 |
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| 21 | [vb base] a long [noun] [prep] | 86 |
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| 22 | [verb] a long [noun] towards | 85 |
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| 23 | [verb] a long [noun] for | 85 |
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| 24 | [verb] a long [noun] with | 82 |
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| 25 | come a long [noun] [prep] | 81 |
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| 26 | [to-vb] a long [noun] [prep] | 80 |
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| 27 | had a long [noun] [prep] | 79 |
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| 28 | come a long [noun] [prep] | 73 |
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| 29 | go a long [noun] [prep] | 66 |
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| 30 | took a long [noun] [prep] | 55 |
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