| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [vb mod] be [vb pp] [prep] a long | 30 |
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| 2 | [modal v] be [vb pp] [prep] a long | 30 |
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| 3 | [prep] be [vb pp] [prep] a long | 20 |
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| 4 | to be [vb pp] [prep] a long | 20 |
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| 5 | [prep] be [vb pp] [prep] a long | 20 |
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| 6 | to be [vb pp] [prep] a long | 20 |
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| 7 | can be [vb pp] [prep] a long | 10 |
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| 8 | can be [vb pp] [prep] a long | 10 |
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| 9 | will be [vb pp] [prep] a long | 7 |
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| 10 | will be [vb pp] [prep] a long | 7 |
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| 11 | [adv] be [vb pp] [prep] a long | 7 |
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| 12 | may be [vb pp] [prep] a long | 5 |
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| 13 | may be [vb pp] [prep] a long | 5 |
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| 14 | [adv] be [vb pp] [prep] a long | 5 |
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| 15 | be [vb pp] [adv] [prep] a long | 8 |
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| 16 | be [vb pp] [adv] [prep] a long | 5 |
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| 17 | be [vb pp] [prep] a [adv] long | 6 |
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| 18 | be [vb pp] [prep] a [adv] long | 6 |
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| 19 | be [vb pp] [prep] a long [noun] | 53 |
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| 20 | be [vb pp] [prep] a long [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 21 | be [vb pp] [prep] a long time | 19 |
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| 22 | be [vb pp] [prep] a long time | 19 |
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| 23 | be [vb pp] [prep] a long period | 14 |
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| 24 | be [vb pp] [prep] a long period | 14 |
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