| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have [been] [verb] for [noun pl] | 424 |
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| 2 | [verb] been [verb] for [noun pl] | 424 |
|
| 3 | [verb] [been] [vb pp] for [noun pl] | 254 |
|
| 4 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for [noun pl] | 170 |
|
| 5 | [vb base] [been] [verb] for [noun pl] | 146 |
|
| 6 | [vb -s] [been] [verb] for [noun pl] | 139 |
|
| 7 | have [been] [verb] for [noun pl] | 119 |
|
| 8 | has [been] [verb] for [noun pl] | 118 |
|
| 9 | [vb past] [been] [verb] for [noun pl] | 110 |
|
| 10 | [verb] [been] [verb] for years | 107 |
|
| 11 | had [been] [verb] for [noun pl] | 103 |
|
| 12 | [verb] [been] [verb] for centuries | 37 |
|
| 13 | 've [been] [verb] for [noun pl] | 27 |
|
| 14 | [vb infin] [been] [verb] for [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 15 | have [been] [verb] for [noun pl] | 22 |
|
| 16 | [verb] [been] use for [noun pl] | 22 |
|
| 17 | 's [been] [verb] for [noun pl] | 21 |
|
| 18 | [verb] [been] used for [noun pl] | 21 |
|
| 19 | [verb] [been] [verb] for months | 21 |
|
| 20 | [verb] [been] make for [noun pl] | 16 |
|
| 21 | [verb] [been] trying for [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 22 | [verb] [been] known for [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 23 | [verb] [been] made for [noun pl] | 15 |
|
| 24 | [verb] [been] try for [noun pl] | 15 |
|
| 25 | [verb] [been] know for [noun pl] | 15 |
|
| 26 | [verb] [been] [verb] for days | 14 |
|
| 27 | [verb] [been] [verb] for ages | 14 |
|
| 28 | [verb] [been] [verb] for decades | 14 |
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| 29 | [verb] [been] [verb] for weeks | 13 |
|
| 30 | [verb] [been] waiting for [noun pl] | 10 |
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