| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | they [verb] been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 36 |
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| 2 | they have been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 36 |
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| 3 | they [vb base] been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 22 |
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| 4 | they [verb] been [v-ing] [adv] for | 18 |
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| 5 | they have been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 14 |
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| 6 | they [vb past] been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 14 |
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| 7 | they had been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 11 |
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| 8 | they [verb] been [v-ing] together [prep] | 10 |
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| 9 | they 've been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 8 |
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| 10 | they [verb] been living [adv] [prep] | 7 |
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| 11 | they [verb] been [v-ing] here [prep] | 5 |
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