| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | been [v-ing] for [num] [noun] | 171 |
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| 2 | [been] [v-ing] for [num] [noun pl] | 166 |
|
| 3 | [been] [v-ing] for [num] year | 110 |
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| 4 | [been] [v-ing] for [num] years | 108 |
|
| 5 | [been] [v-ing] for three [noun] | 23 |
|
| 6 | [been] running for [num] [noun] | 23 |
|
| 7 | [been] [v-ing] for two [noun] | 21 |
|
| 8 | [been] [v-ing] for [num] hour | 18 |
|
| 9 | [been] going for [num] [noun] | 17 |
|
| 10 | [been] [v-ing] for [num] hours | 17 |
|
| 11 | [been] [v-ing] for [num] month | 16 |
|
| 12 | [been] [v-ing] for [num] months | 16 |
|
| 13 | [been] [v-ing] for five [noun] | 13 |
|
| 14 | [been] missing for [num] [noun] | 13 |
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| 15 | [been] [v-ing] for [num] day | 12 |
|
| 16 | [been] [v-ing] for [num] days | 12 |
|
| 17 | [been] [v-ing] for six [noun] | 11 |
|
| 18 | [been] working for [num] [noun] | 10 |
|
| 19 | [been] [v-ing] for twenty [noun] | 9 |
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| 20 | [been] [v-ing] for ten [noun] | 8 |
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| 21 | [been] travelling for [num] [noun] | 7 |
|
| 22 | [been] flying for [num] [noun] | 7 |
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| 23 | [been] [v-ing] for [num] week | 6 |
|
| 24 | [been] [v-ing] for [num] weeks | 6 |
|
| 25 | [been] waiting for [num] [noun] | 6 |
|
| 26 | [been] trying for [num] [noun] | 6 |
|
| 27 | [been] [v-ing] for four [noun] | 6 |
|
| 28 | [been] [v-ing] for 20 [noun] | 5 |
|
| 29 | [been] [v-ing] for [num] [noun sg] | 5 |
|
| 30 | [been] [v-ing] for seven [noun] | 5 |
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