| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | had been [adj] for [adj] [noun pl] | 67 |
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| 2 | had been [adj] for [det] [noun] | 55 |
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| 3 | had been [adj] for [adj] year | 46 |
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| 4 | had been [adj] for [adj] years | 46 |
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| 5 | had been [adj] for [num] [noun] | 43 |
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| 6 | had been [adj] for [adj] [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 7 | had been [adj] for some [noun] | 35 |
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| 8 | had been [adj] for some [noun] | 35 |
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| 9 | had been [adj] for [adj] time | 28 |
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| 10 | had been [adj] for [adj] time | 28 |
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| 11 | had been married for [adj] [noun] | 16 |
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| 12 | had been [adj] for [adj] [noun] | 12 |
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| 13 | had been ill for [adj] [noun] | 11 |
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| 14 | had been responsible for [adj] [noun] | 10 |
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| 15 | had been dead for [adj] [noun] | 10 |
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| 16 | had been empty for [adj] [noun] | 8 |
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| 17 | had been [adj] for several [noun] | 8 |
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| 18 | had been [adj] for several [noun] | 8 |
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| 19 | had been [adj] for [adj] months | 7 |
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| 20 | had been [adj] for [adj] month | 7 |
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| 21 | had been [adj] for many [noun] | 6 |
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| 22 | had been [adj] for many [noun] | 6 |
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| 23 | had been [adj] for three [noun] | 5 |
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| 24 | had been [adj] for three [noun] | 5 |
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