| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | who [vb past] been [v-ing] | 528 |
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| 2 | [Wh pn] had been [v-ing] | 475 |
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| 3 | [Wh pn] 'd been [v-ing] | 58 |
|
| 4 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been watching | 32 |
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| 5 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been sitting | 21 |
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| 6 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been working | 19 |
|
| 7 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been waiting | 14 |
|
| 8 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been standing | 13 |
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| 9 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been living | 12 |
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| 10 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been looking | 12 |
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| 11 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been playing | 11 |
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| 12 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been having | 11 |
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| 13 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been missing | 11 |
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| 14 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been drinking | 10 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been trying | 9 |
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| 16 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been doing | 9 |
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| 17 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been visiting | 8 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been taking | 8 |
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| 19 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been listening | 8 |
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| 20 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been following | 7 |
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| 21 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been acting | 7 |
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| 22 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been reading | 7 |
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| 23 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been going | 6 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been talking | 6 |
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| 25 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been staying | 6 |
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| 26 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been fighting | 5 |
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| 27 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been lying | 5 |
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| 28 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been planning | 5 |
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| 29 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been running | 5 |
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| 30 | [Wh pn] [vb past] been receiving | 5 |
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