| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] they have been | 314 |
|
| 2 | [verb] they [vb base] been | 159 |
|
| 3 | [verb] they [vb past] been | 150 |
|
| 4 | [verb] they had been | 109 |
|
| 5 | [vb base] they [verb] been | 104 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] they [verb] been | 104 |
|
| 7 | say they [verb] been | 96 |
|
| 8 | [verb] they 've been | 85 |
|
| 9 | [verb] they have been | 74 |
|
| 10 | said they [verb] been | 46 |
|
| 11 | think they [verb] been | 43 |
|
| 12 | [verb] they 'd been | 41 |
|
| 13 | [vb infin] they [verb] been | 31 |
|
| 14 | say they [verb] been | 29 |
|
| 15 | feel they [verb] been | 28 |
|
| 16 | [vb pp] they [verb] been | 26 |
|
| 17 | [vb -s] they [verb] been | 22 |
|
| 18 | know they [verb] been | 21 |
|
| 19 | think they [verb] been | 20 |
|
| 20 | [to-vb] they [verb] been | 14 |
|
| 21 | [v-ing] they [verb] been | 13 |
|
| 22 | believe they [verb] been | 13 |
|
| 23 | claim they [verb] been | 13 |
|
| 24 | felt they [verb] been | 11 |
|
| 25 | feel they [verb] been | 11 |
|
| 26 | know they [verb] been | 10 |
|
| 27 | mean they [verb] been | 10 |
|
| 28 | realise they [verb] been | 9 |
|
| 29 | think they [verb] been | 9 |
|
| 30 | thought they [verb] been | 8 |
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