| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | had been [verb] for [num] [noun pl] | 96 |
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| 2 | [vb past] been [vb pp] for [num] [noun pl] | 55 |
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| 3 | [vb past] been [v-ing] for [num] [noun pl] | 54 |
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| 4 | [vb past] been [verb] for [num] years | 47 |
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| 5 | [vb past] been [verb] for [num] months | 16 |
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| 6 | [vb past] been [verb] for [num] hours | 14 |
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| 7 | [vb past] been [verb] for [num] days | 14 |
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| 8 | [vb past] been [verb] for two [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 9 | 'd been [verb] for [num] [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 10 | [vb past] been [verb] for three [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 11 | [vb past] been miss for [num] [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 12 | [vb past] been missing for [num] [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 13 | [vb past] been [verb] for six [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 14 | [vb past] been [verb] for five [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 15 | [vb past] been [verb] for seven [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 16 | [vb past] been [verb] for 24 [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 17 | [vb past] been [verb] for thirty [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 18 | [vb past] been [verb] for four [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 19 | [vb past] been [verb] for [num] minutes | 5 |
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