| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | had been [adj] [noun] | 941 |
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| 2 | [vb past] been [adj] [noun sg] | 539 |
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| 3 | [vb past] been [adj] [noun] | 482 |
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| 4 | [vb past] been [adj] [noun pl] | 418 |
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| 5 | [vb past] been [det] [noun] | 288 |
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| 6 | [vb past] been [num] [noun] | 186 |
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| 7 | [vb past] been some [noun] | 84 |
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| 8 | [vb past] been some [noun] | 84 |
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| 9 | [vb past] been [adj] year | 67 |
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| 10 | [vb past] been [adj] years | 61 |
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| 11 | 'd been [adj] [noun] | 51 |
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| 12 | [vb past] been any [noun] | 49 |
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| 13 | [vb past] been any [noun] | 49 |
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| 14 | [vb past] been [adj] minister | 28 |
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| 15 | [vb past] been [adj] minister | 28 |
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| 16 | [vb past] been little [noun] | 27 |
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| 17 | [vb past] been little [noun] | 26 |
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| 18 | [vb past] been [adj] [noun prp] | 25 |
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| 19 | [vb past] been two [noun] | 25 |
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| 20 | [vb past] been two [noun] | 25 |
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| 21 | [vb past] been prime [noun] | 23 |
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| 22 | [vb past] been prime [noun] | 23 |
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| 23 | [vb past] been [num ord] [noun] | 21 |
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| 24 | [vb past] been that [noun] | 19 |
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| 25 | [vb past] been that [noun] | 19 |
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| 26 | [vb past] been [adj] time | 19 |
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| 27 | [vb past] been several [noun] | 18 |
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| 28 | [vb past] been several [noun] | 18 |
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| 29 | [vb past] been many [noun] | 17 |
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| 30 | [vb past] been one [noun] | 17 |
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