| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they had been for | 12 |
|
| 2 | [subord] they had been for | 11 |
|
| 3 | as they had been for | 7 |
|
| 4 | as they had been for | 7 |
|
| 5 | they had been [verb] for | 67 |
|
| 6 | they had been [v-ing] for | 35 |
|
| 7 | they had been [vb pp] for | 32 |
|
| 8 | they had been [adj] for | 13 |
|
| 9 | they had been [adj] for | 13 |
|
| 10 | they had been [adv] for | 7 |
|
| 11 | they had been wait for | 7 |
|
| 12 | they had been waiting for | 7 |
|
| 13 | they had been [adv] for | 7 |
|
| 14 | they had been married for | 7 |
|
| 15 | they had been married for | 7 |
|
| 16 | they had been [noun] for | 5 |
|
| 17 | they had been for [art] | 6 |
|
| 18 | they had been for [art] | 6 |
|
