| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [v-ing] for a long time | 29 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] for a long time | 29 |
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| 3 | [been] [v-ing] for a long time | 23 |
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| 4 | been [v-ing] for a long time | 23 |
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| 5 | [v-ing] [adv] for a long time | 13 |
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| 6 | [v-ing] [adv prt] for a long time | 10 |
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| 7 | [v-ing] [pron] for a long time | 8 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] [pers pn] for a long time | 6 |
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| 9 | [v-ing] [verb] for a long time | 5 |
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| 10 | [v-ing] for a [adv] long time | 5 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] for a [adv] long time | 5 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] for a long time [conj] | 6 |
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| 13 | [v-ing] for a long time [adv] | 5 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] for a long time [adv] | 5 |
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