| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] been [verb] a long time | 21 |
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| 2 | have been [verb] a long time | 21 |
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| 3 | had been [verb] a long [noun] | 11 |
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| 4 | had been [verb] a long [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 5 | had been [verb] a [adj] time | 9 |
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| 6 | had been [verb] a [adj] time | 9 |
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| 7 | [vb past] been [verb] a long time | 6 |
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| 8 | had been [verb] a long time | 5 |
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| 9 | had been [verb] a long time | 5 |
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| 10 | had been [verb] a long time | 5 |
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| 11 | had be [verb] a long time | 5 |
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| 12 | had [be] [verb] a long time | 5 |
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| 13 | had been [verb] [art] long time | 5 |
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| 14 | had [been] [verb] a long time | 5 |
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| 15 | had been [verb] [art] long time | 5 |
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