| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have been [verb] for [noun pl] | 424 |
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| 2 | [verb] been [vb pp] for [noun pl] | 254 |
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| 3 | [verb] been [v-ing] for [noun pl] | 170 |
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| 4 | [vb base] been [verb] for [noun pl] | 146 |
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| 5 | [vb -s] been [verb] for [noun pl] | 139 |
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| 6 | have been [verb] for [noun pl] | 119 |
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| 7 | has been [verb] for [noun pl] | 118 |
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| 8 | [vb past] been [verb] for [noun pl] | 110 |
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| 9 | [verb] been [verb] for years | 107 |
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| 10 | had been [verb] for [noun pl] | 103 |
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| 11 | [verb] been [verb] for centuries | 37 |
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| 12 | 've been [verb] for [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 13 | [vb infin] been [verb] for [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 14 | [verb] been use for [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 15 | have been [verb] for [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 16 | [verb] been [verb] for months | 21 |
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| 17 | [verb] been used for [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 18 | 's been [verb] for [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 19 | [verb] been make for [noun pl] | 16 |
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| 20 | [verb] been know for [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 21 | [verb] been try for [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 22 | [verb] been trying for [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 23 | [verb] been known for [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 24 | [verb] been made for [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 25 | [verb] been [verb] for ages | 14 |
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| 26 | [verb] been [verb] for decades | 14 |
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| 27 | [verb] been [verb] for days | 14 |
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| 28 | [verb] been [verb] for weeks | 13 |
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| 29 | [verb] been do for [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 30 | [verb] been waiting for [noun pl] | 10 |
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