| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [vb past] been [v-ing] | 3463 |
|
| 2 | [pron] had been [v-ing] | 3168 |
|
| 3 | he [vb past] been [v-ing] | 1301 |
|
| 4 | he [vb past] been [v-ing] | 1299 |
|
| 5 | [pron] 'd been [v-ing] | 1110 |
|
| 6 | she [vb past] been [v-ing] | 871 |
|
| 7 | she [vb past] been [v-ing] | 868 |
|
| 8 | i [vb past] been [v-ing] | 538 |
|
| 9 | i [vb past] been [v-ing] | 537 |
|
| 10 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been [v-ing] | 533 |
|
| 11 | who [vb past] been [v-ing] | 528 |
|
| 12 | who [vb past] been [v-ing] | 528 |
|
| 13 | they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 402 |
|
| 14 | they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 389 |
|
| 15 | [Wh det] [vb past] been [v-ing] | 198 |
|
| 16 | [pron] [vb past] been working | 176 |
|
| 17 | we [vb past] been [v-ing] | 168 |
|
| 18 | we [vb past] been [v-ing] | 164 |
|
| 19 | which [vb past] been [v-ing] | 162 |
|
| 20 | which [vb past] been [v-ing] | 162 |
|
| 21 | [pron] [vb past] been doing | 148 |
|
| 22 | it [vb past] been [v-ing] | 128 |
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| 23 | it [vb past] been [v-ing] | 128 |
|
| 24 | [pron] [vb past] been going | 122 |
|
| 25 | [pron] [vb past] been waiting | 110 |
|
| 26 | [pron] [vb past] been trying | 106 |
|
| 27 | [pron] [vb past] been sitting | 104 |
|
| 28 | [pron] [vb past] been looking | 99 |
|
| 29 | [pron] [vb past] been drinking | 97 |
|
| 30 | [pron] [vb past] been talking | 87 |
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