| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [vb mod] [verb] a long time | 97 |
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| 2 | [vb mod] [vb infin] a long time | 96 |
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| 3 | [vb mod] take a [adj] time | 88 |
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| 4 | [vb mod] take a long [noun sg] | 83 |
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| 5 | [vb mod] take a long [noun] | 83 |
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| 6 | [vb mod] take a [adj] time | 80 |
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| 7 | [vb mod] take a long time | 76 |
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| 8 | [vb mod] take a long time | 76 |
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| 9 | [vb mod] take [art] long time | 76 |
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| 10 | [vb mod] take a long time | 76 |
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| 11 | [vb mod] take [art] long time | 76 |
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| 12 | [vb mod] take a long time | 76 |
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| 13 | [modal v] take a long time | 76 |
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