No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] years | 44 | |
2 | had been [v-ing] for some [noun] | 37 | |
3 | had been [v-ing] for [det] years | 19 | |
4 | had been [v-ing] for some [noun pl] | 12 | |
5 | had been [verb] for some years | 11 | |
6 | [verb] been [v-ing] for some years | 9 | |
7 | have been [v-ing] for some years | 9 | |
8 | had been [v-ing] for some years | 7 | |
9 | had be [v-ing] for some years | 7 | |
10 | had [been] [v-ing] for some years | 7 | |
11 | had [be] [v-ing] for some years | 7 | |
12 | had been [v-ing] [prep] some years | 7 | |
13 | had been [v-ing] for some year | 7 | |
14 | [vb past] been [v-ing] for some years | 7 |