| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | had been [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 513 |
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| 2 | had been [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 432 |
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| 3 | had been [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 370 |
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| 4 | had been [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 370 |
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| 5 | had been [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] | 140 |
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| 6 | had been [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] | 118 |
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| 7 | had been [v-ing] in [art] [noun] | 87 |
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| 8 | had been [v-ing] on [art] [noun] | 75 |
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| 9 | had been [v-ing] for [art] [noun] | 66 |
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| 10 | had been [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 51 |
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| 11 | had been working [prep] [art] [noun] | 49 |
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| 12 | had been [v-ing] at [art] [noun] | 46 |
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| 13 | had been [v-ing] with [art] [noun] | 34 |
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| 14 | had been sitting [prep] [art] [noun] | 32 |
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| 15 | had been [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 29 |
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| 16 | had been [v-ing] to [art] [noun] | 29 |
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| 17 | had been [v-ing] [prep] an [noun] | 22 |
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| 18 | had been standing [prep] [art] [noun] | 21 |
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| 19 | had been looking [prep] [art] [noun] | 20 |
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| 20 | had been [v-ing] about [art] [noun] | 19 |
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| 21 | had been [v-ing] from [art] [noun] | 18 |
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| 22 | had been [v-ing] as [art] [noun] | 18 |
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| 23 | had been listening [prep] [art] [noun] | 16 |
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| 24 | had been talking [prep] [art] [noun] | 15 |
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| 25 | had been waiting [prep] [art] [noun] | 14 |
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| 26 | had been living [prep] [art] [noun] | 11 |
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| 27 | had been going [prep] [art] [noun] | 11 |
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| 28 | had been [v-ing] into [art] [noun] | 11 |
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| 29 | had been walking [prep] [art] [noun] | 10 |
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| 30 | had been drinking [prep] [art] [noun] | 9 |
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