| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [verb] been [v-ing] for | 80 |
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| 2 | [Wh det] [pers pn] have been [v-ing] for | 80 |
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| 3 | what [pers pn] [verb] been [v-ing] for | 47 |
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| 4 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [vb past] been [v-ing] for | 40 |
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| 5 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [vb base] been [v-ing] for | 33 |
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| 6 | which [pers pn] [verb] been [v-ing] for | 33 |
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| 7 | [Wh det] [pers pn] had been [v-ing] for | 29 |
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| 8 | [Wh det] i [verb] been [v-ing] for | 22 |
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| 9 | [Wh det] [pers pn] 've been [v-ing] for | 18 |
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| 10 | [Wh det] he [verb] been [v-ing] for | 16 |
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| 11 | [Wh det] [pers pn] have been [v-ing] for | 15 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] we [verb] been [v-ing] for | 14 |
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| 13 | [Wh det] [pers pn] 'd been [v-ing] for | 11 |
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| 14 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [verb] been doing for | 10 |
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| 15 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [verb] been waiting for | 9 |
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| 16 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [verb] been looking for | 9 |
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| 17 | [Wh det] you [verb] been [v-ing] for | 8 |
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| 18 | [Wh det] they [verb] been [v-ing] for | 8 |
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| 19 | [Wh det] she [verb] been [v-ing] for | 7 |
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| 20 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [verb] been saying for | 7 |
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| 21 | [Wh det] [pers pn] [vb -s] been [v-ing] for | 7 |
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| 22 | [Wh det] it [verb] been [v-ing] for | 5 |
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| 23 | [Wh det] [pers pn] has been [v-ing] for | 5 |
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