| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Wh pn] have been [v-ing] | 1038 |
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| 2 | who [verb] been [v-ing] | 1024 |
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| 3 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been [v-ing] | 533 |
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| 4 | [Wh pn] had been [v-ing] | 475 |
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| 5 | [Wh pn] [vb -s] been [v-ing] | 285 |
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| 6 | [Wh pn] [vb base] been [v-ing] | 219 |
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| 7 | [Wh pn] has been [v-ing] | 200 |
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| 8 | [Wh pn] have been [v-ing] | 175 |
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| 9 | [Wh pn] 's been [v-ing] | 85 |
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| 10 | [Wh pn] 'd been [v-ing] | 58 |
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| 11 | [Wh pn] 've been [v-ing] | 44 |
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| 12 | [Wh pn] [verb] been working | 39 |
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| 13 | [Wh pn] [verb] been watching | 33 |
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| 14 | [Wh pn] [verb] been doing | 33 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] [verb] been living | 26 |
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| 16 | [Wh pn] [verb] been waiting | 25 |
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| 17 | [Wh pn] [verb] been missing | 23 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] [verb] been looking | 22 |
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| 19 | [Wh pn] [verb] been sitting | 22 |
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| 20 | [Wh pn] [verb] been playing | 22 |
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| 21 | [Wh pn] [verb] been fighting | 20 |
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| 22 | [Wh pn] [verb] been trying | 19 |
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| 23 | [Wh pn] [verb] been having | 17 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] [verb] been drinking | 15 |
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| 25 | [Wh pn] [verb] been standing | 15 |
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| 26 | [Wh pn] [verb] been talking | 14 |
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| 27 | [Wh pn] [verb] been acting | 12 |
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| 28 | [Wh pn] [verb] been running | 12 |
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| 29 | [Wh pn] [verb] been taking | 11 |
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| 30 | whom [verb] been [v-ing] | 11 |
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