| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] been [prep] a | 874 |
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| 2 | have been [prep] a | 873 |
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| 3 | [vb past] been [prep] a | 320 |
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| 4 | had been [prep] a | 282 |
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| 5 | [adv] been [prep] a | 281 |
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| 6 | [adv] been [prep] a | 206 |
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| 7 | [vb -s] been [prep] a | 205 |
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| 8 | [vb base] been [prep] a | 187 |
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| 9 | has been [prep] a | 146 |
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| 10 | [vb infin] been [prep] a | 124 |
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| 11 | have been [prep] a | 123 |
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| 12 | have been [prep] a | 102 |
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| 13 | 've been [prep] a | 85 |
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| 14 | never been [prep] a | 77 |
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| 15 | never been [prep] a | 77 |
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| 16 | not been [prep] a | 75 |
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| 17 | [not/n't] been [prep] a | 75 |
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| 18 | 's been [prep] a | 59 |
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| 19 | n't been [prep] a | 41 |
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| 20 | 'd been [prep] a | 38 |
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| 21 | not been [prep] a | 34 |
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| 22 | ever been [prep] a | 23 |
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| 23 | ever been [prep] a | 23 |
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| 24 | [to-vb] been [prep] a | 22 |
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| 25 | to have been [prep] a | 22 |
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| 26 | [pron] been [prep] a | 21 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] been [prep] a | 19 |
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| 28 | just been [prep] a | 15 |
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| 29 | just been [prep] a | 15 |
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| 30 | [v-ing] been [prep] a | 15 |
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