SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[conj] have been the case	51
2	[subord] have been the case	50
3	[adv] have been the case	45
4	[adv] have been the case	40
5	[modal v] have been the case	40
6	[vb mod] have been the case	40
7	as have been the case	33
8	[adj] have been the case	33
9	as have been the case	33
10	[det] have been the case	31
11	would have been the case	23
12	would have been the case	23
13	this have been the case	20
14	this have been the case	20
15	than have been the case	17
16	than have been the case	17
17	otherwise have been the case	14
18	otherwise have been the case	14
19	[verb] have been the case	12
20	that have been the case	10
21	that have been the case	10
22	[vb -s] have been the case	9
23	might have been the case	8
24	might have been the case	8
25	well have been the case	7
26	well have been the case	7
27	seem have been the case	6
28	also have been the case	5
29	[not/n't] have been the case	5
30	also have been the case	5