| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they had [adv] been | 472 |
|
| 2 | they had [adv] been | 302 |
|
| 3 | they had not been | 190 |
|
| 4 | they had [not/n't] been | 190 |
|
| 5 | they had not been | 130 |
|
| 6 | they had n't been | 60 |
|
| 7 | they had all been | 46 |
|
| 8 | they had all been | 46 |
|
| 9 | they had never been | 37 |
|
| 10 | they had never been | 37 |
|
| 11 | they had ever been | 34 |
|
| 12 | they had ever been | 34 |
|
| 13 | they had always been | 25 |
|
| 14 | they had always been | 25 |
|
| 15 | they had already been | 22 |
|
| 16 | they had already been | 22 |
|
| 17 | them had [adv] been | 20 |
|
| 18 | they had both been | 17 |
|
| 19 | they had both been | 17 |
|
| 20 | they had only been | 14 |
|
| 21 | they had only been | 14 |
|
| 22 | they had just been | 10 |
|
| 23 | they had previously been | 10 |
|
| 24 | they had once been | 10 |
|
| 25 | they had previously been | 10 |
|
| 26 | they had once been | 10 |
|
| 27 | they had just been | 10 |
|
| 28 | they had also been | 8 |
|
| 29 | they had also been | 8 |
|
| 30 | they had simply been | 5 |
|
