No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] years | 44 | |
2 | had been [v-ing] [prep] [num] years | 25 | |
3 | had been [v-ing] [prep] [det] years | 19 | |
4 | had been [v-ing] [prep] some years | 7 | |
5 | had been [v-ing] [prep] many years | 7 | |
6 | had been [v-ing] [prep] some years | 7 | |
7 | had been [v-ing] [prep] many years | 7 | |
8 | had been [v-ing] [prep] two years | 6 | |
9 | had been [v-ing] [prep] two years | 6 | |
10 | had been [v-ing] [prep] several years | 5 | |
11 | had been [v-ing] [prep] several years | 5 |