No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | had been [v-ing] for some [noun] | 37 | |
2 | had been [v-ing] for some [noun sg] | 25 | |
3 | had been [v-ing] for some time | 22 | |
4 | had been [v-ing] for some time | 22 | |
5 | had been [v-ing] for some [noun pl] | 12 | |
6 | had been [v-ing] for some year | 7 | |
7 | had been [v-ing] for some years | 7 |