| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] had been [v-ing] | 124 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [pron] had been [v-ing] | 91 |
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| 3 | [verb] he had been [v-ing] | 52 |
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| 4 | [verb] he had been [v-ing] | 52 |
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| 5 | say [pron] had been [v-ing] | 37 |
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| 6 | [verb] she had been [v-ing] | 32 |
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| 7 | [verb] she had been [v-ing] | 31 |
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| 8 | said [pron] had been [v-ing] | 31 |
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| 9 | [vb infin] [pron] had been [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 10 | [verb] they had been [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 11 | [verb] they had been [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 12 | know [pron] had been [v-ing] | 14 |
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| 13 | [verb] [Wh det] had been [v-ing] | 14 |
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| 14 | [verb] it had been [v-ing] | 14 |
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| 15 | [verb] it had been [v-ing] | 14 |
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| 16 | [vb base] [pron] had been [v-ing] | 13 |
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| 17 | [verb] what had been [v-ing] | 13 |
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| 18 | [verb] what had been [v-ing] | 13 |
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| 19 | [verb] [pron] had been going | 13 |
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| 20 | realise [pron] had been [v-ing] | 12 |
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| 21 | [vb pp] [pron] had been [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 22 | think [pron] had been [v-ing] | 10 |
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| 23 | [verb] i had been [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 24 | [verb] i had been [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 25 | [v-ing] [pron] had been [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 26 | [to-vb] [pron] had been [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 27 | knew [pron] had been [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 28 | realised [pron] had been [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 29 | believe [pron] had been [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 30 | [verb] [pron] had been happening | 6 |
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