| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adv] [pers pn] had been [v-ing] | 138 |
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| 2 | [Wh adv] [pron] had been [v-ing] | 73 |
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| 3 | [adv] [pron] had been [v-ing] | 71 |
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| 4 | [adv] he had been [v-ing] | 66 |
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| 5 | [adv] he had been [v-ing] | 66 |
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| 6 | where [pron] had been [v-ing] | 55 |
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| 7 | where [pron] had been [v-ing] | 55 |
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| 8 | [adv] she had been [v-ing] | 31 |
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| 9 | [adv] she had been [v-ing] | 31 |
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| 10 | [adv] they had been [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 11 | [adv] they had been [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 12 | [adv] i had been [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 13 | [adv] i had been [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 14 | when [pron] had been [v-ing] | 12 |
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| 15 | when [pron] had been [v-ing] | 12 |
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| 16 | [adv] [pron] had been sitting | 10 |
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| 17 | perhaps [pron] had been [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 18 | perhaps [pron] had been [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 19 | previously [pron] had been [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 20 | previously [pron] had been [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 21 | [adv] [pron] had been working | 7 |
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| 22 | [adv] it had been [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 23 | then [pron] had been [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 24 | [adv] it had been [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 25 | earlier [pron] had been [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 26 | then [pron] had been [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 27 | early [pron] had been [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 28 | now [pron] had been [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 29 | [adv] [pron] had been staying | 5 |
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| 30 | [adv] [pron] had been going | 5 |
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