| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they had been [prep] the | 65 |
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| 2 | [subord] they had been [prep] the | 60 |
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| 3 | as they had been [prep] the | 24 |
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| 4 | as they had been [prep] the | 24 |
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| 5 | than they had been [prep] the | 23 |
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| 6 | than they had been [prep] the | 23 |
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| 7 | if they had been [prep] the | 7 |
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| 8 | if they had been [prep] the | 7 |
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| 9 | [noun] they had been [prep] the | 5 |
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| 10 | they had [adv] been [prep] the | 10 |
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| 11 | they had [adv] been [prep] the | 7 |
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| 12 | they had been [verb] [prep] the | 137 |
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| 13 | they had been [vb pp] [prep] the | 109 |
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| 14 | they had been [v-ing] [prep] the | 28 |
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| 15 | they had been [adj] [prep] the | 15 |
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| 16 | they had been [adj] [prep] the | 14 |
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| 17 | they had been [adv] [prep] the | 13 |
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| 18 | they had been [adv] [prep] the | 8 |
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| 19 | they had been [adv prt] [prep] the | 5 |
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| 20 | they had been [prep] the [noun] | 61 |
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| 21 | they had been [prep] the [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 22 | they had been [prep] the [adj] | 34 |
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| 23 | they had been [prep] the [adj] | 16 |
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| 24 | they had been [prep] the [num ord] | 8 |
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| 25 | they had been [prep] the [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 26 | they had been [prep] the past | 6 |
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| 27 | they had been [prep] the past | 6 |
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| 28 | they had been [prep] the [det] | 5 |
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| 29 | they had been [prep] the [num] | 5 |
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| 30 | they had been [prep] the same | 5 |
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