| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | been [verb] [prep] a long time | 55 |
|
| 2 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] a long time | 34 |
|
| 3 | be [v-ing] [prep] a long time | 34 |
|
| 4 | been [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] time | 31 |
|
| 5 | been [v-ing] [prep] a long [noun] | 30 |
|
| 6 | been [v-ing] [prep] [art] long time | 26 |
|
| 7 | [been] [v-ing] [prep] a long time | 26 |
|
