| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | had been [v-ing] [prep] [noun prp] | 175 |
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| 2 | had been [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 136 |
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| 3 | had been [v-ing] in [noun] | 88 |
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| 4 | had been [v-ing] [prep] [noun pl] | 83 |
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| 5 | had been [v-ing] for [noun] | 81 |
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| 6 | had been [v-ing] with [noun] | 46 |
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| 7 | had been working [prep] [noun] | 39 |
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| 8 | had been [v-ing] to [noun] | 32 |
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| 9 | had been [v-ing] on [noun] | 31 |
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| 10 | had been [v-ing] at [noun] | 29 |
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| 11 | had been living [prep] [noun] | 24 |
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| 12 | had been [v-ing] [prep] year | 18 |
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| 13 | had been [v-ing] [prep] years | 18 |
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| 14 | had been [v-ing] from [noun] | 16 |
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| 15 | had been waiting [prep] [noun] | 13 |
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| 16 | had been looking [prep] [noun] | 12 |
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| 17 | had been [v-ing] since [noun] | 11 |
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| 18 | had been travelling [prep] [noun] | 8 |
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| 19 | had been acting [prep] [noun] | 8 |
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| 20 | had been fighting [prep] [noun] | 8 |
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| 21 | had been suffering [prep] [noun] | 8 |
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| 22 | had been going [prep] [noun] | 8 |
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| 23 | had been staying [prep] [noun] | 8 |
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| 24 | had been [v-ing] about [noun] | 8 |
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| 25 | had been coming [prep] [noun] | 8 |
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| 26 | had been [v-ing] of [noun] | 8 |
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| 27 | had been doing [prep] [noun] | 8 |
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| 28 | had been talking [prep] [noun] | 7 |
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| 29 | had been playing [prep] [noun] | 7 |
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| 30 | had been thinking [prep] [noun] | 7 |
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