| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [vb past] a long time | 116 |
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| 2 | it [verb] a long time | 113 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] take a long time | 109 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] took a long time | 61 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] [vb -s] a long time | 48 |
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| 6 | [pers pn] takes a long time | 37 |
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| 7 | [pers pn] spend a long time | 21 |
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| 8 | i [verb] a long time | 18 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] seem a long time | 18 |
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| 10 | [pers pn] [vb base] a long time | 17 |
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| 11 | [pers pn] wait a long time | 15 |
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| 12 | he [verb] a long time | 15 |
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| 13 | [pers pn] spent a long time | 15 |
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| 14 | they [verb] a long time | 13 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] waited a long time | 11 |
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| 16 | she [verb] a long time | 11 |
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| 17 | [pers pn] seemed a long time | 10 |
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| 18 | [pers pn] seems a long time | 8 |
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| 19 | you [verb] a long time | 7 |
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| 20 | we [verb] a long time | 7 |
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| 21 | [pers pn] take a long time | 6 |
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| 22 | [pers pn] [vb infin] a long time | 6 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] take a long time | 5 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] spend a long time | 5 |
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