| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [pron] had been [v-ing] | 446 |
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| 2 | [noun] [pers pn] had been [v-ing] | 406 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] [pron] had been [v-ing] | 196 |
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| 4 | [noun] who had been [v-ing] | 189 |
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| 5 | [noun] [Wh pn] had been [v-ing] | 189 |
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| 6 | [noun] who had been [v-ing] | 189 |
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| 7 | [noun] he had been [v-ing] | 169 |
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| 8 | [noun] he had been [v-ing] | 169 |
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| 9 | [noun] she had been [v-ing] | 107 |
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| 10 | [noun] she had been [v-ing] | 107 |
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| 11 | [noun] [Wh det] had been [v-ing] | 100 |
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| 12 | [noun] which had been [v-ing] | 100 |
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| 13 | [noun] which had been [v-ing] | 100 |
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| 14 | [noun] they had been [v-ing] | 59 |
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| 15 | [noun] they had been [v-ing] | 59 |
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| 16 | [noun prp] [pron] had been [v-ing] | 53 |
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| 17 | [noun] i had been [v-ing] | 52 |
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| 18 | [noun] i had been [v-ing] | 52 |
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| 19 | [noun] [pron] had been working | 31 |
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| 20 | [noun] [pron] had been waiting | 24 |
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| 21 | year [pron] had been [v-ing] | 22 |
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| 22 | man [pron] had been [v-ing] | 21 |
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| 23 | years [pron] had been [v-ing] | 20 |
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| 24 | [noun] [pron] had been trying | 19 |
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| 25 | [noun] [pron] had been drinking | 17 |
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| 26 | man [pron] had been [v-ing] | 17 |
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| 27 | [noun] [pron] had been going | 15 |
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| 28 | [noun] [pron] had been sitting | 15 |
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| 29 | [noun] [pron] had been watching | 15 |
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| 30 | woman [pron] had been [v-ing] | 15 |
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