| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [vb past] been [adj] for [adj] [noun] | 113 |
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| 2 | had [been] [adj] for [adj] [noun] | 110 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [been] [adj] for [adj] [noun pl] | 70 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [been] [adj] for [det] [noun] | 57 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [been] [adj] for [adj] years | 48 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [been] [adj] for [adj] year | 48 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [been] [adj] for [num] [noun] | 44 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [been] [adj] for [adj] [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [been] [adj] for some [noun] | 36 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [been] [adj] for some [noun] | 36 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [been] [adj] for [adj] time | 28 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [been] [adj] for [adj] time | 28 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [been] married for [adj] [noun] | 17 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [been] [adj] for [adj] [noun] | 12 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [been] ill for [adj] [noun] | 11 |
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| 16 | [vb past] [been] dead for [adj] [noun] | 11 |
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| 17 | [vb past] [been] responsible for [adj] [noun] | 10 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [been] [adj] for several [noun] | 9 |
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| 19 | [vb past] [been] [adj] for several [noun] | 9 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [been] empty for [adj] [noun] | 8 |
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| 21 | [vb past] [been] [adj] for [adj] month | 7 |
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| 22 | [vb past] [been] [adj] for [adj] months | 7 |
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| 23 | [vb past] [been] [adj] for many [noun] | 6 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [been] [adj] for many [noun] | 6 |
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| 25 | [vb past] [been] [adj] for three [noun] | 5 |
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| 26 | [vb past] [been] [adj] for three [noun] | 5 |
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