| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [vb mod] have been [v-ing] | 596 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [modal v] have been [v-ing] | 571 |
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| 3 | he [modal v] have been [v-ing] | 208 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] must have been [v-ing] | 177 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] must have been [v-ing] | 177 |
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| 6 | [pers pn] would have been [v-ing] | 117 |
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| 7 | [pers pn] might have been [v-ing] | 92 |
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| 8 | [pers pn] might have been [v-ing] | 92 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] would have been [v-ing] | 84 |
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| 10 | [pers pn] should have been [v-ing] | 83 |
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| 11 | [pers pn] should have been [v-ing] | 83 |
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| 12 | she [modal v] have been [v-ing] | 81 |
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| 13 | they [modal v] have been [v-ing] | 81 |
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| 14 | you [modal v] have been [v-ing] | 71 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] could have been [v-ing] | 69 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] could have been [v-ing] | 69 |
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| 17 | i [modal v] have been [v-ing] | 68 |
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| 18 | [pers pn] may have been [v-ing] | 46 |
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| 19 | [pers pn] may have been [v-ing] | 46 |
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| 20 | it [modal v] have been [v-ing] | 45 |
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| 21 | we [modal v] have been [v-ing] | 35 |
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| 22 | [pers pn] 'd have been [v-ing] | 33 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] [modal v] have been doing | 29 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] [modal v] have been going | 21 |
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| 25 | [pers pn] [modal v] 've been [v-ing] | 20 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] [modal v] have been looking | 17 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] [modal v] have been thinking | 15 |
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| 28 | [pers pn] [modal v] have been trying | 13 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] [modal v] have been talking | 13 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] [modal v] have been working | 12 |
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