| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] for [adj] years | 644 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 644 |
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| 3 | been [verb] for [adj] years | 336 |
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| 4 | [been] [verb] for [adj] years | 336 |
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| 5 | [verb] [verb] for [adj] years | 306 |
|
| 6 | [noun] [verb] for [adj] years | 291 |
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| 7 | have [verb] for [adj] years | 258 |
|
| 8 | [pron] [verb] for [adj] years | 225 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] for [adj] years | 203 |
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| 10 | was [verb] for [adj] years | 192 |
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| 11 | [pers pn] [verb] for [adj] years | 178 |
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| 12 | [adv] [verb] for [adj] years | 157 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] [verb] for [adj] years | 155 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [verb] for [adj] years | 105 |
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| 15 | [adv] [verb] for [adj] years | 95 |
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| 16 | had [verb] for [adj] years | 90 |
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| 17 | [conj] [verb] for [adj] years | 88 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] [verb] for [adj] years | 79 |
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| 19 | [vb -s] [verb] for [adj] years | 75 |
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| 20 | [modal v] [verb] for [adj] years | 74 |
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| 21 | [vb mod] [verb] for [adj] years | 74 |
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| 22 | he [verb] for [adj] years | 73 |
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| 23 | he [verb] for [adj] years | 71 |
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| 24 | has [verb] for [adj] years | 70 |
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| 25 | [coord] [verb] for [adj] years | 68 |
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| 26 | [vb base] [verb] for [adj] years | 67 |
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| 27 | and [verb] for [adj] years | 66 |
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| 28 | and [verb] for [adj] years | 66 |
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| 29 | [prep] [verb] for [adj] years | 66 |
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| 30 | [prep] [verb] for [adj] years | 65 |
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