| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Wh det] [pers pn] had been [v-ing] | 181 |
|
| 2 | what [pron] had been [v-ing] | 94 |
|
| 3 | which [pron] had been [v-ing] | 86 |
|
| 4 | [Wh det] he had been [v-ing] | 67 |
|
| 5 | [Wh det] he had been [v-ing] | 67 |
|
| 6 | [Wh det] she had been [v-ing] | 40 |
|
| 7 | [Wh det] she had been [v-ing] | 40 |
|
| 8 | [Wh det] [pron] had been doing | 30 |
|
| 9 | [Wh det] i had been [v-ing] | 29 |
|
| 10 | [Wh det] i had been [v-ing] | 29 |
|
| 11 | [Wh det] they had been [v-ing] | 24 |
|
| 12 | [Wh det] they had been [v-ing] | 24 |
|
| 13 | [Wh det] we had been [v-ing] | 12 |
|
| 14 | [Wh det] we had been [v-ing] | 12 |
|
| 15 | [Wh det] [pron] had been working | 8 |
|
| 16 | [Wh det] [pron] had been trying | 8 |
|
| 17 | [Wh det] [pron] had been looking | 7 |
|
| 18 | [Wh det] [pron] had been waiting | 6 |
|
| 19 | [Wh det] it had been [v-ing] | 6 |
|
| 20 | [Wh det] it had been [v-ing] | 6 |
|
| 21 | [Wh det] [pron] had been going | 6 |
|
| 22 | [Wh det] [pron] had been missing | 5 |
|
| 23 | [Wh det] [pron] had been expecting | 5 |
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