| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] | 144 |
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| 2 | had been [v-ing] for [art] | 124 |
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| 3 | had been [v-ing] for [art] | 124 |
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| 4 | had been [v-ing] for [noun] | 81 |
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| 5 | had been [v-ing] for [det] | 78 |
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| 6 | had been [v-ing] for a | 72 |
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| 7 | had been [v-ing] for a | 60 |
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| 8 | had been [v-ing] for [pron] | 60 |
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| 9 | had been [v-ing] for the | 52 |
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| 10 | had been [v-ing] for the | 52 |
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| 11 | had been [v-ing] for [num] | 51 |
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| 12 | had been [v-ing] for [noun pl] | 42 |
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| 13 | had been [v-ing] for [adv] | 41 |
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| 14 | had been [v-ing] for [adv] | 41 |
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| 15 | had been [v-ing] for some | 40 |
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| 16 | had been [v-ing] for some | 40 |
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| 17 | had been [v-ing] for [pers pn] | 34 |
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| 18 | had been [v-ing] for [noun prp] | 24 |
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| 19 | had been [v-ing] for year | 18 |
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| 20 | had been [v-ing] for years | 18 |
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| 21 | had been [v-ing] for [pos pn] | 16 |
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| 22 | had been [v-ing] for him | 15 |
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| 23 | had been [v-ing] for he | 15 |
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| 24 | had been [v-ing] for [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 25 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] | 14 |
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| 26 | had been [v-ing] for an | 12 |
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| 27 | had been [v-ing] for several | 10 |
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| 28 | had been [v-ing] for several | 10 |
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| 29 | had been [v-ing] for over | 9 |
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| 30 | had been [v-ing] for over | 9 |
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