| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [subord] [pers pn] [vb base] been [v-ing] | 381 |
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| 2 | [subord] [pron] 've been [v-ing] | 241 |
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| 3 | [subord] [pron] have been [v-ing] | 140 |
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| 4 | [subord] i [vb base] been [v-ing] | 128 |
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| 5 | [subord] i [vb base] been [v-ing] | 128 |
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| 6 | [subord] you [vb base] been [v-ing] | 115 |
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| 7 | [subord] you [vb base] been [v-ing] | 115 |
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| 8 | if [pron] [vb base] been [v-ing] | 89 |
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| 9 | [subord] we [vb base] been [v-ing] | 84 |
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| 10 | [subord] we [vb base] been [v-ing] | 84 |
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| 11 | because [pron] [vb base] been [v-ing] | 58 |
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| 12 | [subord] they [vb base] been [v-ing] | 54 |
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| 13 | [subord] they [vb base] been [v-ing] | 54 |
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| 14 | [subord] [pron] [vb base] been doing | 51 |
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| 15 | as [pron] [vb base] been [v-ing] | 47 |
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| 16 | when [pron] [vb base] been [v-ing] | 34 |
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| 17 | while [pron] [vb base] been [v-ing] | 28 |
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| 18 | since [pron] [vb base] been [v-ing] | 26 |
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| 19 | so [pron] [vb base] been [v-ing] | 24 |
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| 20 | cos [pron] [vb base] been [v-ing] | 23 |
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| 21 | [subord] [pron] [vb base] been working | 20 |
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| 22 | [subord] [pron] [vb base] been thinking | 13 |
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| 23 | [subord] [pron] [vb base] been trying | 12 |
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| 24 | [subord] [pron] [vb base] been going | 12 |
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| 25 | [subord] [pron] [vb base] been talking | 12 |
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| 26 | although [pron] [vb base] been [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 27 | [subord] [pron] [vb base] been using | 9 |
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| 28 | [subord] [pron] [vb base] been living | 9 |
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| 29 | though [pron] [vb base] been [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 30 | where [pron] [vb base] been [v-ing] | 8 |
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