No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | be [verb] a long [noun sg] | 139 | |
2 | be [v-ing] a long [noun sg] | 80 | |
3 | be [verb] a long time | 70 | |
4 | be [vb pp] a long [noun sg] | 54 | |
5 | was [verb] a long [noun sg] | 34 | |
6 | been [verb] a long [noun sg] | 32 | |
7 | be take a long [noun sg] | 31 | |
8 | be taking a long [noun sg] | 26 | |
9 | is [verb] a long [noun sg] | 18 | |
10 | be [verb] a long way | 18 | |
11 | be [verb] a long [noun sg] | 17 | |
12 | are [verb] a long [noun sg] | 14 | |
13 | were [verb] a long [noun sg] | 11 | |
14 | be waiting a long [noun sg] | 11 | |
15 | be wait a long [noun sg] | 11 | |
16 | be given a long [noun sg] | 10 | |
17 | be go a long [noun sg] | 10 | |
18 | be give a long [noun sg] | 10 | |
19 | 're [verb] a long [noun sg] | 7 | |
20 | be [to-vb] a long [noun sg] | 7 | |
21 | be have a long [noun sg] | 6 | |
22 | 's [verb] a long [noun sg] | 6 | |
23 | be gone a long [noun sg] | 6 |