| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] years | 147 |
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| 2 | [verb] been [v-ing] for [adj] years | 139 |
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| 3 | [verb] been [v-ing] [prep] [num] years | 103 |
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| 4 | [vb -s] been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] years | 64 |
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| 5 | has been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] years | 61 |
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| 6 | [vb past] been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] years | 48 |
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| 7 | had been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] years | 45 |
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| 8 | [verb] been [v-ing] [prep] [det] years | 36 |
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| 9 | [vb base] been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] years | 33 |
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| 10 | have been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] years | 21 |
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| 11 | [verb] been running [prep] [adj] years | 18 |
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| 12 | [verb] been [v-ing] [prep] several years | 14 |
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| 13 | [verb] been [v-ing] [prep] several years | 14 |
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| 14 | [verb] been [v-ing] [prep] many years | 13 |
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| 15 | [verb] been [v-ing] [prep] many years | 13 |
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| 16 | 've been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] years | 12 |
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| 17 | [verb] been [v-ing] [prep] two years | 11 |
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| 18 | [verb] been [v-ing] [prep] two years | 11 |
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| 19 | [verb] been [v-ing] [prep] three years | 11 |
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| 20 | [verb] been [v-ing] [prep] three years | 11 |
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| 21 | [verb] been going [prep] [adj] years | 10 |
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| 22 | [verb] been [v-ing] [prep] some years | 9 |
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| 23 | [verb] been [v-ing] [prep] some years | 9 |
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| 24 | [verb] been [v-ing] [prep] recent years | 8 |
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| 25 | [verb] been [v-ing] [prep] [adj] years | 8 |
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| 26 | [verb] been [v-ing] in [adj] years | 8 |
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| 27 | [verb] been [v-ing] [prep] twenty years | 8 |
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| 28 | [verb] been trying [prep] [adj] years | 8 |
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| 29 | [verb] been [v-ing] [prep] twenty years | 8 |
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| 30 | [verb] been [v-ing] [prep] recent years | 8 |
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