| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [pers pn] had been [v-ing] | 287 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] he had been [v-ing] | 115 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] he had been [v-ing] | 115 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [Wh pn] had been [v-ing] | 84 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] who had been [v-ing] | 84 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] who had been [v-ing] | 84 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] she had been [v-ing] | 78 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] she had been [v-ing] | 78 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] [Wh det] had been [v-ing] | 71 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] which had been [v-ing] | 71 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] which had been [v-ing] | 71 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] they had been [v-ing] | 42 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] they had been [v-ing] | 42 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] i had been [v-ing] | 38 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] i had been [v-ing] | 38 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] [pron] had been waiting | 19 |
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| 17 | man [pron] had been [v-ing] | 17 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] [pron] had been working | 15 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] [pron] had been sitting | 13 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] [pron] had been looking | 13 |
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| 21 | [noun sg] [pron] had been carrying | 11 |
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| 22 | time [pron] had been [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 23 | question [pron] had been [v-ing] | 10 |
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| 24 | [noun sg] [pron] had been going | 10 |
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| 25 | [noun sg] [pron] had been holding | 10 |
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| 26 | woman [pron] had been [v-ing] | 10 |
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| 27 | [noun sg] [pron] had been doing | 9 |
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| 28 | [noun sg] [pron] had been trying | 9 |
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| 29 | [noun sg] it had been [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 30 | [noun sg] [pron] had been using | 8 |
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