| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | have been [v-ing] [adv] for [noun pl] | 44 |
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| 2 | have been [v-ing] [adv] for years | 41 |
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| 3 | have been [v-ing] [adv prt] for [noun pl] | 37 |
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| 4 | have been [v-ing] on for [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 5 | have been [v-ing] on for [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 6 | have been going [adv] for [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 7 | has been [v-ing] [adv] for [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 8 | had been [v-ing] [adv] for [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 9 | have been [v-ing] [adv] for [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 10 | 's been [v-ing] [adv] for [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 11 | have been [v-ing] [adv] for months | 9 |
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| 12 | have been [v-ing] [adv] for ages | 8 |
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| 13 | have been [v-ing] here for [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 14 | have been [v-ing] here for [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 15 | 've been [v-ing] [adv] for [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 16 | have been working [adv] for [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 17 | have been [v-ing] [adv] for centuries | 6 |
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| 18 | have been [v-ing] there for [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 19 | have been [v-ing] off for [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 20 | have been [v-ing] so for [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 21 | have been [v-ing] off for [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 22 | have been doing [adv] for [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 23 | have been [v-ing] there for [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 24 | have been [v-ing] so for [noun pl] | 5 |
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