| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | had been [verb] [prep] years | 31 |
|
| 2 | had been [v-ing] [prep] years | 18 |
|
| 3 | had been [adj] [prep] years | 14 |
|
| 4 | had been [adj] [prep] years | 14 |
|
| 5 | had been [vb pp] [prep] years | 13 |
|
| 6 | had been [adv] [prep] years | 5 |
|
| 7 | had been [prep] [adj] years | 13 |
|
| 8 | had been [prep] [det] years | 10 |
|
| 9 | had been [prep] many years | 7 |
|
| 10 | had been [prep] many years | 7 |
|
