| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | have always been a [noun] | 231 |
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| 2 | have always been a [noun sg] | 222 |
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| 3 | has always been a [noun] | 124 |
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| 4 | had always been a [noun] | 36 |
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| 5 | 's always been a [noun] | 32 |
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| 6 | have always been a [noun] | 19 |
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| 7 | have always been a bit | 17 |
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| 8 | 've always been a [noun] | 17 |
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| 9 | have always been a bit | 17 |
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| 10 | have always been a problem | 16 |
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| 11 | have always been a problem | 16 |
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| 12 | have always been a feature | 9 |
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| 13 | have always been a feature | 9 |
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| 14 | have always been a part | 7 |
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| 15 | have always been a part | 7 |
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| 16 | have always been a favourite | 6 |
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| 17 | have always been a favourite | 6 |
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| 18 | have always been a dream | 5 |
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| 19 | have always been a dream | 5 |
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| 20 | have always been a matter | 5 |
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| 21 | have always been a lot | 5 |
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| 22 | have always been a source | 5 |
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| 23 | have always been a lot | 5 |
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| 24 | have always been a matter | 5 |
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| 25 | have always been a [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 26 | have always been a source | 5 |
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