| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 111 |
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| 2 | [pron] had been [v-ing] for [adj] | 69 |
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| 3 | [pron] had been [v-ing] [prep] [det] | 61 |
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| 4 | he had been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 44 |
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| 5 | he had been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 44 |
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| 6 | [pron] had been [v-ing] [prep] [num] | 42 |
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| 7 | [pron] had been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 39 |
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| 8 | she had been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 26 |
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| 9 | she had been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 26 |
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| 10 | [pron] had been [v-ing] [prep] some | 23 |
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| 11 | [pron] had been [v-ing] [prep] some | 23 |
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| 12 | they had been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 20 |
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| 13 | they had been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 19 |
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| 14 | which had been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 17 |
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| 15 | [Wh det] had been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 17 |
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| 16 | which had been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 17 |
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| 17 | who had been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 15 |
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| 18 | who had been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 15 |
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| 19 | [Wh pn] had been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 15 |
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| 20 | [pron] had been [v-ing] in [adj] | 14 |
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| 21 | [pron] had been [v-ing] with [adj] | 13 |
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| 22 | i had been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 12 |
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| 23 | i had been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 12 |
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| 24 | [pron] had been [v-ing] on [adj] | 12 |
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| 25 | [pron] had been working [prep] [adj] | 10 |
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| 26 | [pron] had been [v-ing] at [adj] | 10 |
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| 27 | [pron] had been [v-ing] since [adj] | 9 |
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| 28 | [pron] had been waiting [prep] [adj] | 9 |
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| 29 | [pron] had been [v-ing] [prep] this | 7 |
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| 30 | [pron] had been [v-ing] [prep] this | 7 |
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