| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] have been [v-ing] for [noun] | 130 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [verb] been [v-ing] for [noun] | 108 |
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| 3 | [pron] [verb] been [v-ing] for [noun pl] | 85 |
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| 4 | [pron] [vb base] been [v-ing] for [noun] | 57 |
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| 5 | [pron] [vb past] been [v-ing] for [noun] | 51 |
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| 6 | [pron] had been [v-ing] for [noun] | 39 |
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| 7 | [pron] [verb] been [v-ing] for years | 37 |
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| 8 | [pron] [verb] been [v-ing] for year | 37 |
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| 9 | [pron] 've been [v-ing] for [noun] | 37 |
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| 10 | i [verb] been [v-ing] for [noun] | 27 |
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| 11 | i [verb] been [v-ing] for [noun] | 27 |
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| 12 | [pron] [verb] been [v-ing] for [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 13 | [pron] [vb -s] been [v-ing] for [noun] | 21 |
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| 14 | we [verb] been [v-ing] for [noun] | 20 |
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| 15 | [pron] have been [v-ing] for [noun] | 20 |
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| 16 | [pron] [verb] been [v-ing] for [noun prp] | 20 |
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| 17 | we [verb] been [v-ing] for [noun] | 20 |
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| 18 | she [verb] been [v-ing] for [noun] | 19 |
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| 19 | she [verb] been [v-ing] for [noun] | 19 |
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| 20 | they [verb] been [v-ing] for [noun] | 16 |
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| 21 | they [verb] been [v-ing] for [noun] | 16 |
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| 22 | [Wh pn] [verb] been [v-ing] for [noun] | 13 |
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| 23 | who [verb] been [v-ing] for [noun] | 13 |
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| 24 | he [verb] been [v-ing] for [noun] | 13 |
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| 25 | [pron] [verb] been waiting for [noun] | 13 |
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| 26 | he [verb] been [v-ing] for [noun] | 13 |
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| 27 | who [verb] been [v-ing] for [noun] | 13 |
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| 28 | [pron] [verb] been [v-ing] for age | 12 |
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| 29 | [pron] 'd been [v-ing] for [noun] | 12 |
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| 30 | [pron] [verb] been [v-ing] for ages | 12 |
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