| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] been in [noun sg] [prep] | 811 |
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| 2 | have been in [noun sg] [prep] | 810 |
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| 3 | [vb past] been in [noun sg] [prep] | 300 |
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| 4 | had been in [noun sg] [prep] | 289 |
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| 5 | [verb] been in [noun sg] for | 237 |
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| 6 | [vb -s] been in [noun sg] [prep] | 233 |
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| 7 | has been in [noun sg] [prep] | 210 |
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| 8 | [verb] been in [noun sg] with | 195 |
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| 9 | [vb base] been in [noun sg] [prep] | 169 |
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| 10 | [verb] been in [noun sg] of | 137 |
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| 11 | have been in [noun sg] [prep] | 132 |
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| 12 | [verb] been in [noun sg] since | 113 |
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| 13 | [verb] been in touch [prep] | 70 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] been in [noun sg] [prep] | 62 |
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| 15 | have been in [noun sg] [prep] | 61 |
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| 16 | [verb] been in charge [prep] | 50 |
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| 17 | [verb] been in contact [prep] | 49 |
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| 18 | [verb] been in existence [prep] | 48 |
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| 19 | [verb] been in use [prep] | 41 |
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| 20 | [verb] been in operation [prep] | 39 |
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| 21 | 've been in [noun sg] [prep] | 37 |
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| 22 | [verb] been in [noun sg] in | 37 |
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| 23 | [verb] been in love [prep] | 29 |
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| 24 | to have been in [noun sg] [prep] | 26 |
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| 25 | [to-vb] been in [noun sg] [prep] | 26 |
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| 26 | [verb] been in prison [prep] | 26 |
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| 27 | [verb] been in breach [prep] | 24 |
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| 28 | [verb] been in place [prep] | 24 |
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| 29 | 's been in [noun sg] [prep] | 23 |
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| 30 | [verb] been in force [prep] | 20 |
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