| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they [modal v] [verb] been [v-ing] | 81 |
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| 2 | they [vb mod] [verb] been [v-ing] | 81 |
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| 3 | they must [verb] been [v-ing] | 18 |
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| 4 | they must [verb] been [v-ing] | 18 |
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| 5 | they should [verb] been [v-ing] | 16 |
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| 6 | they should [verb] been [v-ing] | 16 |
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| 7 | they would [verb] been [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 8 | they might [verb] been [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 9 | they might [verb] been [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 10 | they would [verb] been [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 11 | they could [verb] been [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 12 | they could [verb] been [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 13 | they may [verb] been [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 14 | they [verb] [verb] been [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 15 | they may [verb] been [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 16 | [conj] they [verb] been [v-ing] | 246 |
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| 17 | [noun] they [verb] been [v-ing] | 146 |
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| 18 | [subord] they [verb] been [v-ing] | 124 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] they [verb] been [v-ing] | 90 |
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| 20 | [that] they [verb] been [v-ing] | 71 |
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| 21 | that they [verb] been [v-ing] | 71 |
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| 22 | that they [verb] been [v-ing] | 71 |
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| 23 | [pron] they [verb] been [v-ing] | 67 |
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| 24 | [adv] they [verb] been [v-ing] | 63 |
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| 25 | [Wh det] they [verb] been [v-ing] | 59 |
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| 26 | [coord] they [verb] been [v-ing] | 51 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] they [verb] been [v-ing] | 50 |
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| 28 | [verb] they [verb] been [v-ing] | 44 |
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| 29 | if they [verb] been [v-ing] | 43 |
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| 30 | if they [verb] been [v-ing] | 43 |
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