SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	have been for years	27
2	[verb] been for years	27
3	[vb base] been for years	10
4	[vb -s] been for years	9
5	[vb past] been for years	8
6	have been for years	8
7	has been for years	7
8	had been for years	6
9	been [verb] for years	121
10	been [v-ing] for years	82
11	been [vb pp] for years	39
12	been [adv] for years	33
13	been [adj] for years	30
14	been [adj] for years	30
15	been [adv] for years	22
16	been there for years	13
17	been there for years	13
18	been [adv prt] for years	11
19	been try for years	9
20	been [noun] for years	9
21	been trying for years	9
22	been use for years	9
23	been used for years	8
24	been dead for years	7
25	been [noun pl] for years	7
26	been dead for years	7
27	been around for years	6
28	been around for years	6
29	been here for years	5
30	been here for years	5