| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] been [vb pp] for some time | 56 |
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| 2 | have been [vb pp] for some time | 56 |
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| 3 | had been [verb] for some time | 41 |
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| 4 | had been [vb pp] for some [noun] | 29 |
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| 5 | had been [vb pp] [prep] some time | 24 |
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| 6 | had been [vb pp] for some [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 7 | had been [vb pp] for [adj] time | 21 |
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| 8 | had [been] [vb pp] for some time | 19 |
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| 9 | [vb past] been [vb pp] for some time | 19 |
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| 10 | had [be] [vb pp] for some time | 19 |
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| 11 | had be [vb pp] for some time | 19 |
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| 12 | had been [vb pp] for some time | 19 |
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