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Example 20-86
Long lain [...].
Long
long
lain
rain
[...].
[...]
It has been raining for a long time [...].
Comment:
This example is from the CPE1 corpus (Baker 2003a). The translation is ours.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Tilden 1834-46
: 945
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
cite
Datapoints:
Raining constructions: Rains
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