| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | have been [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] | 50 |
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| 2 | [vb base] been [v-ing] for [adj] [noun pl] | 48 |
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| 3 | [vb base] been [v-ing] for [det] [noun] | 38 |
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| 4 | [vb base] been [v-ing] for [num] [noun] | 32 |
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| 5 | [vb base] been [v-ing] for [adj] [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 6 | [vb base] been [v-ing] for [adj] years | 30 |
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| 7 | [vb base] been [v-ing] for [adj] year | 30 |
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| 8 | 've been [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] | 29 |
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| 9 | [vb base] been [v-ing] for some [noun] | 17 |
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| 10 | [vb base] been [v-ing] for [adj] time | 17 |
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| 11 | [vb base] been [v-ing] for some [noun] | 17 |
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| 12 | [vb base] been [v-ing] for [adj] time | 17 |
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| 13 | [vb base] been waiting for [adj] [noun] | 11 |
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| 14 | [vb base] been [v-ing] for this [noun] | 9 |
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| 15 | [vb base] been [v-ing] for this [noun] | 9 |
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| 16 | [vb base] been [v-ing] for several [noun] | 7 |
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| 17 | [vb base] been [v-ing] for several [noun] | 7 |
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| 18 | [vb base] been going for [adj] [noun] | 6 |
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| 19 | [vb base] been [v-ing] for two [noun] | 5 |
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| 20 | [vb base] been [v-ing] for two [noun] | 5 |
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| 21 | [vb base] been [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] | 5 |
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