| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they had been [verb] [prep] | 513 |
|
| 2 | they had been [verb] [prep] | 476 |
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| 3 | they had been [vb pp] [prep] | 403 |
|
| 4 | they had been [verb] by | 111 |
|
| 5 | they had been [verb] by | 111 |
|
| 6 | they had been [v-ing] [prep] | 110 |
|
| 7 | they had been [verb] in | 80 |
|
| 8 | they had been [verb] in | 80 |
|
| 9 | they had been [verb] for | 69 |
|
| 10 | they had been [verb] for | 69 |
|
| 11 | they had been [verb] to | 49 |
|
| 12 | they had been [verb] to | 49 |
|
| 13 | them had been [verb] [prep] | 37 |
|
| 14 | they had been [verb] with | 36 |
|
| 15 | they had been [verb] with | 36 |
|
| 16 | they had been [verb] from | 33 |
|
| 17 | they had been [verb] from | 33 |
|
| 18 | they had been [verb] at | 23 |
|
| 19 | they had been [verb] at | 23 |
|
| 20 | they had been [verb] on | 20 |
|
| 21 | they had been [verb] on | 20 |
|
| 22 | they had been [verb] into | 18 |
|
| 23 | they had been [verb] into | 18 |
|
| 24 | they had been make [prep] | 11 |
|
| 25 | they had been made [prep] | 11 |
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| 26 | they had been [verb] of | 11 |
|
| 27 | they had been [verb] of | 11 |
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| 28 | they had been [verb] about | 9 |
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| 29 | they had been [verb] about | 9 |
|
| 30 | they had been waiting [prep] | 8 |
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