| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] [prep] the | 175 |
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| 2 | he had been [v-ing] [prep] the | 85 |
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| 3 | he had been [v-ing] [prep] the | 85 |
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| 4 | who had been [v-ing] [prep] the | 57 |
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| 5 | [Wh pn] had been [v-ing] [prep] the | 57 |
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| 6 | who had been [v-ing] [prep] the | 57 |
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| 7 | [pron] had been [v-ing] in the | 45 |
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| 8 | [pron] had been [v-ing] on the | 43 |
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| 9 | [pron] had been [v-ing] for the | 32 |
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| 10 | they had been [v-ing] [prep] the | 28 |
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| 11 | they had been [v-ing] [prep] the | 27 |
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| 12 | she had been [v-ing] [prep] the | 26 |
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| 13 | she had been [v-ing] [prep] the | 25 |
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| 14 | [pron] had been working [prep] the | 25 |
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| 15 | [Wh det] had been [v-ing] [prep] the | 23 |
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| 16 | [pron] had been [v-ing] at the | 23 |
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| 17 | [pron] had been sitting [prep] the | 21 |
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| 18 | which had been [v-ing] [prep] the | 20 |
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| 19 | which had been [v-ing] [prep] the | 20 |
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| 20 | i had been [v-ing] [prep] the | 19 |
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| 21 | i had been [v-ing] [prep] the | 19 |
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| 22 | [pron] had been [v-ing] with the | 17 |
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| 23 | [pron] had been standing [prep] the | 15 |
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| 24 | [pron] had been [v-ing] from the | 11 |
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| 25 | [pron] had been looking [prep] the | 11 |
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| 26 | [pron] had been [v-ing] to the | 10 |
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| 27 | [pron] had been [v-ing] about the | 9 |
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| 28 | we had been [v-ing] [prep] the | 9 |
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| 29 | [pron] had been listening [prep] the | 9 |
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| 30 | we had been [v-ing] [prep] the | 9 |
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