| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | been [v-ing] for [adj] [noun pl] | 251 |
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| 2 | be [v-ing] for [num] [noun pl] | 242 |
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| 3 | be [v-ing] for [adj] [noun pl] | 185 |
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| 4 | be [v-ing] for [adj] years | 151 |
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| 5 | be looking for [adj] [noun pl] | 131 |
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| 6 | be [v-ing] for [det] [noun pl] | 113 |
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| 7 | are [v-ing] for [adj] [noun pl] | 93 |
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| 8 | be [v-ing] for [adj] [noun pl] | 58 |
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| 9 | is [v-ing] for [adj] [noun pl] | 58 |
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| 10 | be [v-ing] for two [noun pl] | 44 |
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| 11 | be [v-ing] for two [noun pl] | 44 |
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| 12 | 're [v-ing] for [adj] [noun pl] | 36 |
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| 13 | be [v-ing] for three [noun pl] | 35 |
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| 14 | be running for [adj] [noun pl] | 35 |
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| 15 | be [v-ing] for three [noun pl] | 35 |
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| 16 | be [v-ing] for [adj -er] [noun pl] | 30 |
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| 17 | was [v-ing] for [adj] [noun pl] | 28 |
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| 18 | were [v-ing] for [adj] [noun pl] | 28 |
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| 19 | be [v-ing] for [adj] months | 28 |
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| 20 | be [v-ing] for several [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 21 | be [v-ing] for several [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 22 | be [v-ing] for new [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 23 | be [v-ing] for new [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 24 | be [v-ing] for [adj] hours | 22 |
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| 25 | be [v-ing] for some [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 26 | be [v-ing] for many [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 27 | be [v-ing] for some [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 28 | be [v-ing] for many [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 29 | be [v-ing] for [adj] weeks | 20 |
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| 30 | be missing for [adj] [noun pl] | 20 |
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