| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | been [verb] for a long time | 52 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] for a long time | 29 |
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| 3 | be [v-ing] for a long time | 29 |
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| 4 | been [v-ing] [prep] a long time | 26 |
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| 5 | been [v-ing] [prep] a long time | 26 |
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| 6 | been [v-ing] for a [adj] time | 25 |
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| 7 | been [v-ing] for a [adj] time | 25 |
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| 8 | been [v-ing] for a long [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 9 | been [v-ing] for a long [noun] | 25 |
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| 10 | been [v-ing] for a long time | 23 |
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| 11 | been [v-ing] for a long time | 23 |
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| 12 | been [v-ing] for a long time | 23 |
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| 13 | been [v-ing] for [art] long time | 23 |
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| 14 | [been] [v-ing] for a long time | 23 |
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| 15 | been [v-ing] for a long time | 23 |
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| 16 | been [v-ing] for [art] long time | 23 |
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