No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | had never been | 941 | |
2 | had already been | 932 | |
3 | had always been | 705 | |
4 | had also been | 439 | |
5 | had once been | 375 | |
6 | had previously been | 335 | |
7 | had ever been | 265 | |
8 | had just been | 262 | |
9 | had long been | 249 | |
10 | had all been | 238 | |
11 | had only been | 232 | |
12 | had recently been | 155 | |
13 | had originally been | 137 | |
14 | had now been | 112 | |
15 | had hitherto been | 93 | |
16 | had probably been | 93 | |
17 | had actually been | 87 | |
18 | had obviously been | 82 | |
19 | had earlier been | 68 | |
20 | had apparently been | 68 | |
21 | had indeed been | 67 | |
22 | had both been | 64 | |
23 | had clearly been | 57 | |
24 | had still been | 56 | |
25 | had even been | 55 | |
26 | had reportedly been | 51 | |
27 | had often been | 45 | |
28 | had really been | 43 | |
29 | had simply been | 40 | |
30 | had then been | 39 |