No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | had been [v-ing] for [noun] | 81 | |
2 | have been [v-ing] for years | 79 | |
3 | [verb] been [v-ing] for years | 79 | |
4 | had been [v-ing] for [noun pl] | 42 | |
5 | had been [verb] for years | 28 | |
6 | [vb past] been [v-ing] for years | 19 | |
7 | had been [v-ing] [prep] years | 18 | |
8 | had been [v-ing] for years | 18 | |
9 | had [been] [v-ing] for years | 18 | |
10 | had been [v-ing] [prep] years | 18 | |
11 | had been [v-ing] for year | 18 | |
12 | had be [v-ing] for years | 18 | |
13 | had [be] [v-ing] for years | 18 |