| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [verb] [be] for years | 18 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [verb] [be] for years | 16 |
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| 3 | they [verb] [be] for years | 8 |
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| 4 | they [verb] [be] for years | 8 |
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| 5 | [verb] [be] [verb] for years | 107 |
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| 6 | [verb] [be] [v-ing] for years | 79 |
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| 7 | [verb] [be] [vb pp] for years | 28 |
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| 8 | [verb] [be] [adj] for years | 25 |
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| 9 | [verb] [be] [adv] for years | 25 |
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| 10 | [verb] [be] [adj] for years | 25 |
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| 11 | [verb] [be] [adv] for years | 18 |
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| 12 | [verb] [be] there for years | 12 |
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| 13 | [verb] [be] there for years | 12 |
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| 14 | [verb] [be] try for years | 9 |
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| 15 | [verb] [be] [noun] for years | 9 |
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| 16 | [verb] [be] trying for years | 9 |
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| 17 | [verb] [be] [noun pl] for years | 7 |
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| 18 | [verb] [be] use for years | 7 |
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| 19 | [verb] [be] [adv prt] for years | 7 |
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| 20 | [verb] [be] dead for years | 6 |
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| 21 | [verb] [be] dead for years | 6 |
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| 22 | [verb] [be] around for years | 6 |
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| 23 | [verb] [be] around for years | 6 |
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| 24 | [verb] [be] used for years | 6 |
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| 25 | [verb] [be] friend for years | 5 |
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| 26 | [verb] [be] friends for years | 5 |
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| 27 | [verb] [be] for [adj] years | 48 |
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| 28 | [verb] [be] for [det] years | 35 |
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| 29 | [verb] [be] for many years | 24 |
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| 30 | [verb] [be] for many years | 24 |
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