| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] [adv] | 231 |
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| 2 | he had been [v-ing] [adv] | 132 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] [adv prt] | 121 |
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| 4 | she had been [v-ing] [adv] | 104 |
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| 5 | they had been [v-ing] [adv] | 39 |
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| 6 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] on | 32 |
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| 7 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] on | 32 |
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| 8 | it had been [v-ing] [adv] | 31 |
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| 9 | i had been [v-ing] [adv] | 30 |
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| 10 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] out | 30 |
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| 11 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] out | 30 |
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| 12 | [pers pn] had been working [adv] | 29 |
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| 13 | [pers pn] had been going [adv] | 20 |
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| 14 | [pers pn] had been looking [adv] | 19 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] there | 17 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] there | 17 |
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| 17 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] up | 17 |
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| 18 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] up | 17 |
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| 19 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] forward | 16 |
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| 20 | we had been [v-ing] [adv] | 16 |
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| 21 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] forward | 16 |
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| 22 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] so | 15 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] so | 15 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] had been sitting [adv] | 14 |
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| 25 | [pers pn] had been drinking [adv] | 13 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] together | 13 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] together | 13 |
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| 28 | [pers pn] had been doing [adv] | 12 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] had been living [adv] | 10 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] too | 9 |
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