| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | been [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] | 360 |
|
| 2 | [been] [v-ing] for [adj] [noun pl] | 251 |
|
| 3 | [been] [v-ing] for [num] [noun] | 171 |
|
| 4 | [been] [v-ing] for [det] [noun] | 154 |
|
| 5 | [been] [v-ing] for [adj] year | 147 |
|
| 6 | [been] [v-ing] for [adj] years | 145 |
|
| 7 | [been] [v-ing] for [adj] [noun sg] | 106 |
|
| 8 | [been] [v-ing] for some [noun] | 80 |
|
| 9 | [been] [v-ing] for some [noun] | 80 |
|
| 10 | [been] [v-ing] for [adj] time | 60 |
|
| 11 | [been] [v-ing] for [adj] time | 60 |
|
| 12 | [been] running for [adj] [noun] | 34 |
|
| 13 | [been] [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] | 30 |
|
| 14 | [been] waiting for [adj] [noun] | 27 |
|
| 15 | [been] [v-ing] for several [noun] | 26 |
|
| 16 | [been] [v-ing] for several [noun] | 26 |
|
| 17 | [been] [v-ing] for three [noun] | 23 |
|
| 18 | [been] [v-ing] for three [noun] | 23 |
|
| 19 | [been] [v-ing] for [adj] months | 22 |
|
| 20 | [been] [v-ing] for [adj] month | 22 |
|
| 21 | [been] [v-ing] for two [noun] | 21 |
|
| 22 | [been] [v-ing] for this [noun] | 21 |
|
| 23 | [been] [v-ing] for this [noun] | 21 |
|
| 24 | [been] [v-ing] for two [noun] | 21 |
|
| 25 | [been] [v-ing] for [adj] hour | 21 |
|
| 26 | [been] [v-ing] for [adj] hours | 20 |
|
| 27 | [been] [v-ing] for many [noun] | 19 |
|
| 28 | [been] [v-ing] for many [noun] | 19 |
|
| 29 | [been] going for [adj] [noun] | 17 |
|
| 30 | [been] missing for [adj] [noun] | 16 |
|
