| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | been [v-ing] [prep] [noun pl] | 389 |
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| 2 | [been] [v-ing] for [noun pl] | 184 |
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| 3 | [been] [v-ing] [prep] years | 84 |
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| 4 | [been] [v-ing] with [noun pl] | 41 |
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| 5 | [been] [v-ing] on [noun pl] | 36 |
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| 6 | [been] [v-ing] in [noun pl] | 32 |
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| 7 | [been] working [prep] [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 8 | [been] looking [prep] [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 9 | [been] [v-ing] to [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 10 | [been] [v-ing] at [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 11 | [been] talking [prep] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 12 | [been] [v-ing] about [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 13 | [been] trying [prep] [noun pl] | 16 |
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| 14 | [been] [v-ing] [prep] ages | 15 |
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| 15 | [been] [v-ing] [prep] months | 13 |
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| 16 | [been] waiting [prep] [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 17 | [been] doing [prep] [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 18 | [been] thinking [prep] [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 19 | [been] [v-ing] [prep] ways | 11 |
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| 20 | [been] [v-ing] [prep] days | 10 |
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| 21 | [been] [v-ing] [prep] hours | 10 |
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| 22 | [been] [v-ing] [prep] weeks | 9 |
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| 23 | [been] coming [prep] [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 24 | [been] [v-ing] [prep] decades | 7 |
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| 25 | [been] saying [prep] [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 26 | [been] going [prep] [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 27 | [been] living [prep] [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 28 | [been] [v-ing] [prep] terms | 6 |
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| 29 | [been] [v-ing] as [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 30 | [been] playing [prep] [noun pl] | 6 |
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