| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [adv prt] [prep] a long time [prep] | 7 |
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| 2 | [adv prt] [prep] a long time [prep] | 7 |
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| 3 | [adv prt] [prep] a long time [adv] | 6 |
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| 4 | [adv prt] [prep] a long time [adv] | 6 |
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| 5 | [adv prt] [prep] a long time [conj] | 6 |
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| 6 | [adv prt] [prep] a long time [coord] | 5 |
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| 7 | [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a long time | 56 |
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| 8 | go [adv prt] [prep] a long time | 32 |
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| 9 | [be] [adv prt] [prep] a long time | 20 |
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| 10 | be [adv prt] [prep] a long time | 20 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [adv prt] [prep] a long time | 19 |
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| 12 | went [adv prt] [prep] a long time | 13 |
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| 13 | [been] [adv prt] [prep] a long time | 12 |
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| 14 | been [adv prt] [prep] a long time | 12 |
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| 15 | [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] a long time | 11 |
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| 16 | [vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] a long time | 11 |
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| 17 | [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] a long time | 9 |
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| 18 | go [adv prt] [prep] a long time | 8 |
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| 19 | be [adv prt] [prep] a long time | 5 |
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| 20 | going [adv prt] [prep] a long time | 5 |
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| 21 | [be] [adv prt] [prep] a long time | 5 |
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| 22 | [adv prt] [prep] a [adv] long time | 9 |
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| 23 | [adv prt] [prep] a [adv] long time | 9 |
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| 24 | [adv prt] [prep] a very long time | 9 |
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| 25 | [adv prt] [prep] a very long time | 9 |
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