| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they had been [verb] [prep] | 476 |
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| 2 | they had been [v-ing] [prep] | 108 |
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| 3 | [pron] had been talking [prep] | 39 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] had been talking [prep] | 36 |
|
| 5 | they have been talking [prep] | 13 |
|
| 6 | they [verb] been talking [prep] | 13 |
|
| 7 | they [vb past] been talking [prep] | 10 |
|
| 8 | they had [be] talking [prep] | 7 |
|
| 9 | they had been talking [prep] | 7 |
|
| 10 | they had [been] talking [prep] | 7 |
|
| 11 | they had been talking [prep] | 7 |
|
| 12 | they had be talking [prep] | 7 |
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| 13 | they had been talk [prep] | 7 |
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