| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | had been [verb] for [noun pl] | 103 |
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| 2 | had [been] [verb] for [noun pl] | 103 |
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| 3 | had be [verb] for [noun pl] | 103 |
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| 4 | had [be] [vb pp] for [noun pl] | 61 |
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| 5 | had [be] [v-ing] for [noun pl] | 42 |
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| 6 | had [be] [verb] for years | 28 |
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| 7 | had [be] [verb] for months | 8 |
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| 8 | had [be] [verb] for days | 7 |
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| 9 | had [be] [verb] for weeks | 7 |
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| 10 | had [be] [verb] for centuries | 7 |
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| 11 | had [be] [verb] for decades | 5 |
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