| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | had been [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 319 |
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| 2 | [vb past] been [verb] for [adj] [noun pl] | 212 |
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| 3 | [vb past] been [vb pp] for [adj] [noun] | 200 |
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| 4 | [vb past] been [verb] for [det] [noun] | 140 |
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| 5 | [vb past] been [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] | 134 |
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| 6 | [vb past] been [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] | 121 |
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| 7 | [vb past] been [verb] for [num] [noun] | 110 |
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| 8 | [vb past] been [verb] for [adj] year | 87 |
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| 9 | [vb past] been [verb] for [adj] years | 85 |
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| 10 | [vb past] been [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 80 |
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| 11 | [vb past] been [verb] for some [noun] | 67 |
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| 12 | [vb past] been [verb] for some [noun] | 67 |
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| 13 | [vb past] been [verb] for [adj] time | 43 |
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| 14 | [vb past] been [verb] for [adj] time | 43 |
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| 15 | [vb past] been [verb] for many [noun] | 22 |
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| 16 | [vb past] been [verb] for many [noun] | 22 |
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| 17 | [vb past] been [verb] for [adj] month | 22 |
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| 18 | [vb past] been [verb] for [adj] months | 22 |
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| 19 | [vb past] been [verb] for several [noun] | 18 |
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| 20 | [vb past] been [verb] for several [noun] | 18 |
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| 21 | 'd been [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 17 |
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| 22 | [vb past] been [verb] for [adj] hours | 16 |
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| 23 | [vb past] been [verb] for [adj] hour | 16 |
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| 24 | [vb past] been [verb] for this [noun] | 15 |
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| 25 | [vb past] been [verb] for this [noun] | 15 |
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| 26 | [vb past] been [verb] for [adj] days | 14 |
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| 27 | [vb past] been [verb] for [adj] day | 14 |
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| 28 | [vb past] been [verb] for two [noun] | 13 |
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| 29 | [vb past] been use for [adj] [noun] | 13 |
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| 30 | [vb past] been wait for [adj] [noun] | 13 |
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