| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [conj] they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 121 |
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| 2 | [noun] they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 72 |
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| 3 | [subord] they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 70 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 50 |
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| 5 | that they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 43 |
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| 6 | that they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 43 |
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| 7 | [that] they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 43 |
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| 8 | [pron] they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 36 |
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| 9 | [Wh det] they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 31 |
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| 10 | if they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 29 |
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| 11 | if they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 29 |
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| 12 | [adv] they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 25 |
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| 13 | [verb] they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 22 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 19 |
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| 15 | what they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 18 |
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| 16 | what they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 18 |
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| 17 | [vb past] they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 13 |
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| 18 | [adv] they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 12 |
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| 19 | which they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 12 |
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| 20 | [Wh adv] they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 12 |
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| 21 | which they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 12 |
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| 22 | say they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 23 | where they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 24 | where they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 25 | when they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 26 | when they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 27 | said they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 28 | [coord] they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 29 | as they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 30 | and they [vb past] been [v-ing] | 6 |
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