Is the sentence correct?
After my cousin had been studying Nuclear Physics for six years, he couldn't find a job
I don't think I've ever seen the Past Perfect Continuous used in this case; it's always been the Past Perfect Simple.
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After my cousin had been studying Nuclear Physics for six years, he couldn't find a job
I don't think I've ever seen the Past Perfect Continuous used in this case; it's always been the Past Perfect Simple.
"After I had been waiting for twenty minutes, the bus finally arrived" is OK.
Your example feels a bit odd, because if he was looking for a job he had presumably finished his studies and gained a qualification. The continuous tense suggests that the studies were still ongoing.