| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they had been [verb] [prep] | 216 |
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| 2 | [subord] they had been [verb] [prep] | 127 |
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| 3 | [that] they had been [verb] [prep] | 76 |
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| 4 | that they had been [verb] [prep] | 76 |
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| 5 | that they had been [verb] [prep] | 76 |
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| 6 | if they had been [verb] [prep] | 47 |
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| 7 | if they had been [verb] [prep] | 47 |
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| 8 | [noun] they had been [verb] [prep] | 43 |
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| 9 | [prep] they had been [verb] [prep] | 35 |
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| 10 | [prep] they had been [verb] [prep] | 35 |
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| 11 | [pron] they had been [verb] [prep] | 34 |
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| 12 | of they had been [verb] [prep] | 31 |
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| 13 | of they had been [verb] [prep] | 31 |
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| 14 | [Wh det] they had been [verb] [prep] | 30 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] they had been [verb] [prep] | 30 |
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| 16 | [verb] they had been [verb] [prep] | 29 |
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| 17 | [adv] they had been [verb] [prep] | 29 |
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| 18 | after they had been [verb] [prep] | 26 |
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| 19 | after they had been [verb] [prep] | 26 |
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| 20 | which they had been [verb] [prep] | 22 |
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| 21 | which they had been [verb] [prep] | 22 |
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| 22 | [vb past] they had been [verb] [prep] | 21 |
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| 23 | [Wh adv] they had been [verb] [prep] | 15 |
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| 24 | [adv] they had been [verb] [prep] | 14 |
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| 25 | [coord] they had been [verb] [prep] | 13 |
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| 26 | where they had been [verb] [prep] | 10 |
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| 27 | where they had been [verb] [prep] | 10 |
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| 28 | where they had been [verb] [prep] | 9 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] they had been [verb] [prep] | 9 |
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| 30 | where they had been [verb] [prep] | 9 |
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