No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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1 | had been [v-ing] the [noun] | 286 | |
2 | had been [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 229 | |
3 | had been [v-ing] the [noun pl] | 43 | |
4 | had been watching the [noun] | 30 | |
5 | had been [v-ing] the [noun prp] | 11 | |
6 | had been discussing the [noun] | 10 | |
7 | had been using the [noun] | 8 | |
8 | had been reading the [noun] | 8 | |
9 | had been [v-ing] the truth | 6 | |
10 | had been doing the [noun] | 6 | |
11 | had been [v-ing] the truth | 6 | |
12 | had been expecting the [noun] | 5 | |
13 | had been playing the [noun] | 5 | |
14 | had been [v-ing] the job | 5 | |
15 | had been telling the [noun] | 5 | |
16 | had been [v-ing] the job | 5 |