| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 81 |
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| 2 | he had been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 28 |
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| 3 | he had been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 28 |
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| 4 | she had been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 22 |
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| 5 | she had been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 22 |
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| 6 | [pron] had been [v-ing] [adv] to | 21 |
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| 7 | [Wh pn] had been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 20 |
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| 8 | who had been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 20 |
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| 9 | who had been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 20 |
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| 10 | [pron] had been [v-ing] forward [prep] | 18 |
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| 11 | [pron] had been [v-ing] [adv] for | 17 |
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| 12 | [pron] had been looking [adv] [prep] | 17 |
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| 13 | [pron] had been [v-ing] [adv] in | 15 |
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| 14 | [pron] had been [v-ing] [adv] since | 11 |
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| 15 | they had been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 11 |
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| 16 | they had been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 11 |
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| 17 | [Wh det] had been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 10 |
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| 18 | [pron] had been [v-ing] [adv] on | 10 |
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| 19 | i had been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 10 |
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| 20 | i had been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 10 |
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| 21 | [pron] had been [v-ing] together [prep] | 10 |
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| 22 | which had been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 9 |
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| 23 | which had been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 9 |
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| 24 | [pron] had been [v-ing] away [prep] | 9 |
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| 25 | [pron] had been [v-ing] there [prep] | 8 |
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| 26 | [pron] had been sitting [adv] [prep] | 7 |
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| 27 | [pron] had been [v-ing] [adv] from | 7 |
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| 28 | [pron] had been [v-ing] [adv] with | 6 |
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| 29 | [pron] had been [v-ing] [adv] at | 6 |
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| 30 | it had been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 5 |
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