| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | a long [noun sg] [prep] [v-ing] | 270 |
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| 2 | a long [noun] [prep] [v-ing] | 266 |
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| 3 | a long way [prep] [v-ing] | 184 |
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| 4 | a long way [prep] [v-ing] | 184 |
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| 5 | a long [noun] towards [v-ing] | 79 |
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| 6 | a long [noun] to [v-ing] | 65 |
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| 7 | a long [noun] of [v-ing] | 48 |
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| 8 | a long [noun] from [v-ing] | 22 |
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| 9 | a long [noun] in [v-ing] | 22 |
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| 10 | a long [noun] before [v-ing] | 19 |
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| 11 | a long [noun] [prep] explaining | 18 |
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| 12 | a long time [prep] [v-ing] | 18 |
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| 13 | a long time [prep] [v-ing] | 18 |
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| 14 | a long tradition [prep] [v-ing] | 16 |
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| 15 | a long tradition [prep] [v-ing] | 16 |
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| 16 | a long history [prep] [v-ing] | 14 |
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| 17 | a long history [prep] [v-ing] | 14 |
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| 18 | a long [noun] [prep] making | 11 |
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| 19 | a long [noun] [prep] meeting | 10 |
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| 20 | a long [noun] [prep] helping | 8 |
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| 21 | a long [noun] [prep] providing | 7 |
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| 22 | a long [noun] [prep] solving | 6 |
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| 23 | a long [noun] without [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 24 | a long [noun] [prep] achieving | 6 |
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| 25 | a long [noun] [prep] ensuring | 5 |
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