| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [vb past] been [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] | 134 |
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| 2 | had be [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] | 123 |
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| 3 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for [adj] [noun pl] | 93 |
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| 4 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for [det] [noun] | 68 |
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| 5 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for [num] [noun] | 54 |
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| 6 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for [adj] years | 47 |
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| 7 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for [adj] year | 47 |
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| 8 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for [adj] [noun sg] | 41 |
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| 9 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for some [noun] | 38 |
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| 10 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for some [noun] | 38 |
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| 11 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for [adj] time | 22 |
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| 12 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for [adj] time | 22 |
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| 13 | [vb past] be waiting for [adj] [noun] | 13 |
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| 14 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for [adj] hour | 12 |
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| 15 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] | 12 |
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| 16 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for [adj] hours | 12 |
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| 17 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for several [noun] | 11 |
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| 18 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for several [noun] | 11 |
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| 19 | 'd be [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] | 11 |
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| 20 | [vb past] be missing for [adj] [noun] | 9 |
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| 21 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for many [noun] | 8 |
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| 22 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for this [noun] | 8 |
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| 23 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for [adj] minutes | 8 |
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| 24 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for [adj] minute | 8 |
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| 25 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for many [noun] | 8 |
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| 26 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for [adj] months | 8 |
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| 27 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for this [noun] | 8 |
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| 28 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for [adj] month | 8 |
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| 29 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for two [noun] | 7 |
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| 30 | [vb past] be [v-ing] for two [noun] | 7 |
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