No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | had [be] [verb] for years | 28 | |
2 | had [be] [v-ing] for years | 18 | |
3 | had [be] [adj] for years | 13 | |
4 | had [be] [adj] for years | 13 | |
5 | had [be] [vb pp] for years | 10 | |
6 | had [be] for [adj] years | 12 | |
7 | had [be] for [det] years | 10 | |
8 | had [be] for many years | 7 | |
9 | had [be] for many years | 7 |