| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [prep] several years | 40 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] [prep] several years | 40 |
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| 3 | [verb] [verb] [prep] several years | 33 |
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| 4 | have [verb] [prep] several years | 28 |
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| 5 | been [verb] [prep] several years | 20 |
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| 6 | [been] [verb] [prep] several years | 20 |
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| 7 | [noun] [verb] [prep] several years | 20 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] several years | 17 |
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| 9 | [pron] [verb] [prep] several years | 16 |
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| 10 | had [verb] [prep] several years | 14 |
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| 11 | [pers pn] [verb] [prep] several years | 14 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] [verb] [prep] several years | 14 |
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| 13 | [modal v] [verb] [prep] several years | 12 |
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| 14 | [vb mod] [verb] [prep] several years | 12 |
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| 15 | [be] [verb] [prep] several years | 11 |
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| 16 | be [verb] [prep] several years | 11 |
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| 17 | [adv] [verb] [prep] several years | 10 |
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| 18 | [adv] [verb] [prep] several years | 8 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] several years | 5 |
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| 20 | [vb base] [verb] [prep] several years | 5 |
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| 21 | [verb] [verb] [prep] several years | 33 |
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| 22 | [verb] [vb pp] [prep] several years | 26 |
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| 23 | [verb] [adv] [prep] several years | 25 |
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| 24 | [verb] [adv] [prep] several years | 15 |
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| 25 | [verb] [noun] [prep] several years | 13 |
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| 26 | [verb] [pron] [prep] several years | 11 |
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| 27 | [verb] [pers pn] [prep] several years | 10 |
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| 28 | [verb] [adv prt] [prep] several years | 10 |
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| 29 | [verb] [noun sg] [prep] several years | 8 |
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| 30 | [verb] [adj] [prep] several years | 7 |
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