| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [verb] been [v-ing] [adv] for a | 43 |
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| 2 | have been [v-ing] [adv] for a | 43 |
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| 3 | [vb base] been [v-ing] [adv] for a | 16 |
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| 4 | [vb -s] been [v-ing] [adv] for a | 16 |
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| 5 | has been [v-ing] [adv] for a | 13 |
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| 6 | have been [v-ing] [adv] for a | 10 |
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| 7 | [vb past] been [v-ing] [adv] for a | 10 |
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| 8 | had been [v-ing] [adv] for a | 7 |
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| 9 | 've been [v-ing] [adv] for a | 6 |
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| 10 | been [v-ing] [adv] for [adv] a | 6 |
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| 11 | been [v-ing] [adv] for [adv] a | 6 |
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| 12 | been [v-ing] [adv] for a [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 13 | been [v-ing] [adv] for a [noun] | 28 |
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| 14 | been [v-ing] [adv] for a [adj] | 18 |
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| 15 | been [v-ing] [adv] for a [adj] | 14 |
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| 16 | been [v-ing] [adv] for a long | 10 |
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| 17 | been [v-ing] [adv] for a long | 10 |
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| 18 | been [v-ing] [adv] for a while | 5 |
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| 19 | been [v-ing] [adv] for a while | 5 |
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