No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | [pron] had been [v-ing] for years | 9 | |
2 | [noun] had been [v-ing] for years | 6 | |
3 | [pers pn] had been [v-ing] for years | 5 | |
4 | had been [v-ing] [adv] for years | 12 | |
5 | had been [v-ing] [adv] for years | 6 | |
6 | had been [v-ing] [adv prt] for years | 6 | |
7 | had been [v-ing] for [adj] years | 44 | |
8 | had been [v-ing] for [num] years | 25 | |
9 | had been [v-ing] for [det] years | 19 | |
10 | had been [v-ing] for some years | 7 | |
11 | had been [v-ing] for some years | 7 | |
12 | had been [v-ing] for many years | 7 | |
13 | had been [v-ing] for many years | 7 | |
14 | had been [v-ing] for two years | 6 | |
15 | had been [v-ing] for two years | 6 | |
16 | had been [v-ing] for several years | 5 | |
17 | had been [v-ing] for several years | 5 |