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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] been [adj] for [adj] years	120
2	have been [adj] for [adj] years	120
3	[verb] been [adj] for [adj] years	120
4	[verb] been [adj] for [num] years	79
5	[vb past] been [adj] for [adj] years	48
6	had been [adj] for [adj] years	46
7	[verb] been [adj] for [det] years	41
8	[verb] been married for [adj] years	39
9	[verb] been married for [adj] years	39
10	[vb base] been [adj] for [adj] years	37
11	[vb -s] been [adj] for [adj] years	33
12	has been [adj] for [adj] years	29
13	have been [adj] for [adj] years	27
14	[verb] been [adj] for many years	18
15	[verb] been [adj] for many years	18
16	[verb] been empty for [adj] years	12
17	[verb] been [adj] for some years	12
18	[verb] been [adj] for some years	12
19	[verb] been empty for [adj] years	12
20	've been [adj] for [adj] years	10
21	[verb] been [adj] for several years	10
22	[verb] been [adj] for several years	10
23	[verb] been dead for [adj] years	9
24	[verb] been dead for [adj] years	9
25	[verb] been [adj] for six years	6
26	[verb] been [adj] for five years	6
27	[verb] been [adj] for six years	6
28	[verb] been [adj] for five years	6
29	[verb] been [adj] for four years	5
30	[verb] been active for [adj] years	5