| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] been [v-ing] for [num] [noun] | 159 |
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| 2 | have [been] [v-ing] for [num] [noun] | 159 |
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| 3 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for [num] [noun pl] | 156 |
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| 4 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for [num] year | 104 |
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| 5 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for [num] years | 103 |
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| 6 | [vb -s] [been] [v-ing] for [num] [noun] | 70 |
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| 7 | has [been] [v-ing] for [num] [noun] | 56 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [been] [v-ing] for [num] [noun] | 54 |
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| 9 | had [been] [v-ing] for [num] [noun] | 47 |
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| 10 | [vb base] [been] [v-ing] for [num] [noun] | 32 |
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| 11 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for three [noun] | 21 |
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| 12 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for two [noun] | 19 |
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| 13 | have [been] [v-ing] for [num] [noun] | 19 |
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| 14 | [verb] [been] running for [num] [noun] | 19 |
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| 15 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for [num] hour | 18 |
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| 16 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for [num] hours | 17 |
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| 17 | 's [been] [v-ing] for [num] [noun] | 14 |
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| 18 | [verb] [been] going for [num] [noun] | 14 |
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| 19 | [verb] [been] missing for [num] [noun] | 13 |
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| 20 | 've [been] [v-ing] for [num] [noun] | 13 |
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| 21 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for [num] day | 12 |
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| 22 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for [num] months | 12 |
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| 23 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for [num] days | 12 |
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| 24 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for [num] month | 12 |
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| 25 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for five [noun] | 11 |
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| 26 | [verb] [been] working for [num] [noun] | 9 |
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| 27 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for twenty [noun] | 9 |
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| 28 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for ten [noun] | 8 |
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| 29 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for six [noun] | 8 |
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| 30 | [verb] [been] travelling for [num] [noun] | 7 |
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