| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] have been [v-ing] for [adj] | 227 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [verb] been [v-ing] for [adj] | 184 |
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| 3 | [pron] [verb] been [v-ing] for [det] | 112 |
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| 4 | [pron] [verb] been [v-ing] for [num] | 102 |
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| 5 | [pron] [vb past] been [v-ing] for [adj] | 86 |
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| 6 | [pron] [vb base] been [v-ing] for [adj] | 84 |
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| 7 | [pron] had been [v-ing] for [adj] | 69 |
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| 8 | [pron] [vb -s] been [v-ing] for [adj] | 56 |
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| 9 | i [verb] been [v-ing] for [adj] | 54 |
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| 10 | i [verb] been [v-ing] for [adj] | 54 |
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| 11 | [pron] 've been [v-ing] for [adj] | 47 |
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| 12 | he [verb] been [v-ing] for [adj] | 43 |
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| 13 | he [verb] been [v-ing] for [adj] | 43 |
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| 14 | [pron] has been [v-ing] for [adj] | 38 |
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| 15 | [pron] have been [v-ing] for [adj] | 37 |
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| 16 | [pron] [verb] been [v-ing] for some | 36 |
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| 17 | [pron] [verb] been [v-ing] for some | 36 |
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| 18 | [pron] [verb] been waiting for [adj] | 31 |
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| 19 | we [verb] been [v-ing] for [adj] | 27 |
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| 20 | we [verb] been [v-ing] for [adj] | 27 |
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| 21 | [pron] [verb] been [v-ing] for this | 24 |
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| 22 | [pron] [verb] been [v-ing] for this | 24 |
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| 23 | [Wh pn] [verb] been [v-ing] for [adj] | 24 |
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| 24 | who [verb] been [v-ing] for [adj] | 23 |
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| 25 | who [verb] been [v-ing] for [adj] | 23 |
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| 26 | she [verb] been [v-ing] for [adj] | 21 |
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| 27 | she [verb] been [v-ing] for [adj] | 21 |
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| 28 | [Wh det] [verb] been [v-ing] for [adj] | 18 |
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| 29 | it [verb] been [v-ing] for [adj] | 18 |
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| 30 | which [verb] been [v-ing] for [adj] | 18 |
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