| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | had been [v-ing] [prep] | 1917 |
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| 2 | [vb past] been [v-ing] for | 584 |
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| 3 | 'd been [v-ing] [prep] | 338 |
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| 4 | [vb past] been [v-ing] in | 322 |
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| 5 | [vb past] been [v-ing] on | 216 |
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| 6 | [vb past] been [v-ing] with | 202 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] been [v-ing] at | 177 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] been working [prep] | 175 |
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| 9 | [vb past] been [v-ing] to | 156 |
|
| 10 | [vb past] been waiting [prep] | 115 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] been looking [prep] | 98 |
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| 12 | [vb past] been [v-ing] about | 94 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] been living [prep] | 87 |
|
| 14 | [vb past] been talking [prep] | 87 |
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| 15 | [vb past] been [v-ing] from | 66 |
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| 16 | [vb past] been sitting [prep] | 66 |
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| 17 | [vb past] been thinking [prep] | 54 |
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| 18 | [vb past] been [v-ing] since | 54 |
|
| 19 | [vb past] been going [prep] | 48 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] been listening [prep] | 43 |
|
| 21 | [vb past] been [v-ing] of | 38 |
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| 22 | [vb past] been standing [prep] | 36 |
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| 23 | [vb past] been [v-ing] as | 35 |
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| 24 | [vb past] been staying [prep] | 33 |
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| 25 | [vb past] been doing [prep] | 33 |
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| 26 | [vb past] been [v-ing] through | 30 |
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| 27 | [vb past] been [v-ing] into | 27 |
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| 28 | [vb past] been playing [prep] | 27 |
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| 29 | [vb past] been running [prep] | 26 |
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| 30 | [vb past] been lying [prep] | 26 |
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