| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] been [verb] for a [noun sg] | 288 |
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| 2 | have [been] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 288 |
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| 3 | [verb] [been] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 288 |
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| 4 | [verb] [been] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 248 |
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| 5 | [verb] [been] [vb pp] for a [noun sg] | 160 |
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| 6 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for a [noun sg] | 128 |
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| 7 | [vb -s] [been] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 94 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [been] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 93 |
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| 9 | had [been] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 80 |
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| 10 | has [been] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 76 |
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| 11 | [vb base] [been] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 75 |
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| 12 | have [been] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 13 | [verb] [been] [verb] for an [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 14 | [verb] [been] [verb] for a year | 24 |
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| 15 | [vb infin] [been] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 16 | have [been] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 17 | [verb] [been] [verb] for a number | 18 |
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| 18 | 's [been] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 19 | 've [been] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 20 | [verb] [been] looking for a [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 21 | [verb] [been] look for a [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 22 | [verb] [been] wait for a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 23 | [verb] [been] waiting for a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 24 | 'd [been] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 25 | [verb] [been] make for a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 26 | [verb] [been] [verb] for a week | 11 |
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| 27 | [verb] [been] take for a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 28 | [verb] [been] made for a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 29 | [verb] [been] [verb] for a while | 10 |
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| 30 | [verb] [been] taken for a [noun sg] | 10 |
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