| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | had been [verb] for [adj] [noun pl] | 198 |
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| 2 | had been [vb pp] for [adj] [noun] | 194 |
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| 3 | had been [verb] for [det] [noun] | 136 |
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| 4 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] | 123 |
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| 5 | had been [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] | 118 |
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| 6 | had been [verb] for [num] [noun] | 97 |
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| 7 | had been [verb] for [adj] year | 82 |
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| 8 | had been [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 80 |
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| 9 | had been [verb] for [adj] years | 80 |
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| 10 | had been [verb] for some [noun] | 66 |
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| 11 | had been [verb] for some [noun] | 66 |
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| 12 | had been [verb] for [adj] time | 43 |
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| 13 | had been [verb] for [adj] time | 43 |
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| 14 | had been [verb] for many [noun] | 22 |
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| 15 | had been [verb] for many [noun] | 22 |
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| 16 | had been [verb] for [adj] months | 20 |
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| 17 | had been [verb] for [adj] month | 20 |
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| 18 | had been [verb] for several [noun] | 17 |
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| 19 | had been [verb] for several [noun] | 17 |
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| 20 | had been [verb] for this [noun] | 13 |
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| 21 | had been [verb] for [adj] hour | 13 |
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| 22 | had been [verb] for [adj] hours | 13 |
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| 23 | had been use for [adj] [noun] | 13 |
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| 24 | had been [verb] for this [noun] | 13 |
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| 25 | had been [verb] for [adj] reason | 12 |
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| 26 | had been [verb] for two [noun] | 12 |
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| 27 | had been [verb] for two [noun] | 12 |
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| 28 | had been used for [adj] [noun] | 12 |
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| 29 | had been [verb] for [adj] days | 11 |
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| 30 | had been waiting for [adj] [noun] | 11 |
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