| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] been [verb] [prep] a long | 62 |
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| 2 | have been [verb] [prep] a long | 62 |
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| 3 | [vb -s] been [verb] [prep] a long | 21 |
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| 4 | [vb past] been [verb] [prep] a long | 18 |
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| 5 | had been [verb] [prep] a long | 17 |
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| 6 | [vb base] been [verb] [prep] a long | 16 |
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| 7 | has been [verb] [prep] a long | 15 |
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| 8 | have been [verb] [prep] a long | 10 |
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| 9 | [adv] been [verb] [prep] a long | 9 |
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| 10 | not been [verb] [prep] a long | 7 |
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| 11 | [not/n't] been [verb] [prep] a long | 7 |
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| 12 | 's been [verb] [prep] a long | 6 |
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| 13 | 've been [verb] [prep] a long | 6 |
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| 14 | been [verb] [adv] [prep] a long | 20 |
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| 15 | been [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a long | 11 |
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| 16 | been [verb] [adv] [prep] a long | 9 |
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| 17 | been [verb] [prep] [adv] a long | 5 |
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| 18 | been [verb] [prep] quite a long | 5 |
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| 19 | been [verb] [prep] quite a long | 5 |
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| 20 | been [verb] [prep] [adv] a long | 5 |
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| 21 | been [verb] [prep] a [adv] long | 6 |
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| 22 | been [verb] [prep] a [adv] long | 6 |
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| 23 | been [verb] [prep] a long [noun sg] | 71 |
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| 24 | been [verb] [prep] a long [noun] | 71 |
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| 25 | been [verb] [prep] a long time | 55 |
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| 26 | been [verb] [prep] a long time | 55 |
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| 27 | been [verb] [prep] a long period | 6 |
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| 28 | been [verb] [prep] a long period | 6 |
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