| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they had [been] | 951 |
|
| 2 | [subord] they had [been] | 625 |
|
| 3 | [that] they had [been] | 252 |
|
| 4 | that they had [been] | 252 |
|
| 5 | that they had [been] | 252 |
|
| 6 | if they had [been] | 208 |
|
| 7 | if they had [been] | 208 |
|
| 8 | [noun] they had [been] | 188 |
|
| 9 | [pron] they had [been] | 141 |
|
| 10 | [noun sg] they had [been] | 125 |
|
| 11 | [adv] they had [been] | 119 |
|
| 12 | [Wh det] they had [been] | 117 |
|
| 13 | [verb] they had [been] | 109 |
|
| 14 | which they had [been] | 87 |
|
| 15 | which they had [been] | 87 |
|
| 16 | as they had [been] | 82 |
|
| 17 | as they had [been] | 82 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] they had [been] | 77 |
|
| 19 | [coord] they had [been] | 74 |
|
| 20 | [adv] they had [been] | 62 |
|
| 21 | than they had [been] | 61 |
|
| 22 | than they had [been] | 61 |
|
| 23 | after they had [been] | 58 |
|
| 24 | after they had [been] | 58 |
|
| 25 | [Wh adv] they had [been] | 54 |
|
| 26 | [noun pl] they had [been] | 54 |
|
| 27 | [adj] they had [been] | 41 |
|
| 28 | and they had [been] | 40 |
|
| 29 | and they had [been] | 40 |
|
| 30 | because they had [been] | 39 |
|
