| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb -s] been [verb] for [adj] years | 144 |
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| 2 | has been [verb] for [adj] years | 135 |
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| 3 | [vb -s] been [verb] for [num] years | 104 |
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| 4 | [vb -s] been [vb pp] for [adj] years | 84 |
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| 5 | [vb -s] been [v-ing] for [adj] years | 60 |
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| 6 | [vb -s] been [verb] for [det] years | 40 |
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| 7 | [vb -s] been [verb] for many years | 27 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] been [verb] for many years | 27 |
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| 9 | [vb -s] been jail for [adj] years | 26 |
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| 10 | [vb -s] been jailed for [adj] years | 26 |
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| 11 | [vb -s] been [verb] for three years | 17 |
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| 12 | [vb -s] been [verb] for three years | 17 |
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| 13 | [vb -s] been run for [adj] years | 14 |
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| 14 | [vb -s] been running for [adj] years | 14 |
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| 15 | [vb -s] been [verb] for two years | 11 |
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| 16 | [vb -s] been [verb] for two years | 11 |
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| 17 | [vb -s] been [verb] for some years | 10 |
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| 18 | [vb -s] been [verb] for some years | 10 |
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| 19 | 's been [verb] for [adj] years | 9 |
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| 20 | [vb -s] been used for [adj] years | 7 |
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| 21 | [vb -s] been use for [adj] years | 7 |
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| 22 | [vb -s] been [verb] for five years | 6 |
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| 23 | [vb -s] been [verb] for seven years | 6 |
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| 24 | [vb -s] been know for [adj] years | 6 |
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| 25 | [vb -s] been [verb] for seven years | 6 |
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| 26 | [vb -s] been known for [adj] years | 6 |
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| 27 | [vb -s] been [verb] for five years | 6 |
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| 28 | [vb -s] been [verb] for twenty years | 5 |
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| 29 | [vb -s] been trying for [adj] years | 5 |
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| 30 | [vb -s] been [verb] for 20 years | 5 |
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