| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] | 123 |
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| 2 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] [noun pl] | 85 |
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| 3 | had been [v-ing] for [det] [noun] | 64 |
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| 4 | had been [v-ing] for [num] [noun] | 47 |
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| 5 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] year | 44 |
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| 6 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] years | 44 |
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| 7 | had been [v-ing] for some [noun] | 37 |
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| 8 | had been [v-ing] for some [noun] | 37 |
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| 9 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] [noun sg] | 37 |
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| 10 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] time | 22 |
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| 11 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] time | 22 |
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| 12 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] | 11 |
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| 13 | had been waiting for [adj] [noun] | 11 |
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| 14 | had been [v-ing] for several [noun] | 10 |
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| 15 | had been [v-ing] for several [noun] | 10 |
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| 16 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] hour | 9 |
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| 17 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] hours | 9 |
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| 18 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] months | 8 |
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| 19 | had been [v-ing] for many [noun] | 8 |
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| 20 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] month | 8 |
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| 21 | had been [v-ing] for many [noun] | 8 |
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| 22 | had been missing for [adj] [noun] | 7 |
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| 23 | had been [v-ing] for two [noun] | 7 |
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| 24 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] minute | 7 |
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| 25 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] minutes | 7 |
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| 26 | had been [v-ing] for two [noun] | 7 |
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| 27 | had been [v-ing] for this [noun] | 6 |
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| 28 | had been [v-ing] for this [noun] | 6 |
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| 29 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] weeks | 5 |
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| 30 | had been pressing for [adj] [noun] | 5 |
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