| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long | 30 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long | 27 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long | 24 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long | 18 |
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| 5 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long | 8 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long | 8 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long | 8 |
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| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long | 7 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long | 7 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] a long | 7 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] a long | 6 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [prep] a long | 8 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a long | 5 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] a long | 13 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] be a long | 13 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] a long | 13 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] be a long | 13 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long [noun] | 48 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long [adj] | 9 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long time | 9 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long time | 9 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long [adj] | 9 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long period | 6 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a long period | 6 |
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