SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	be [adj] for [adj] years	168
2	[be] [adj] for [adj] years	168
3	[been] [adj] for [adj] years	122
4	been [adj] for [adj] years	122
5	[verb] [adj] for [adj] years	76
6	[adv] [adj] for [adj] years	34
7	[adv] [adj] for [adj] years	33
8	[vb pp] [adj] for [adj] years	30
9	[noun] [adj] for [adj] years	25
10	remain [adj] for [adj] years	24
11	[art] [adj] for [adj] years	21
12	[art] [adj] for [adj] years	21
13	[vb past] [adj] for [adj] years	20
14	[was/were] [adj] for [adj] years	17
15	be [adj] for [adj] years	14
16	[be] [adj] for [adj] years	14
17	[adj] [adj] for [adj] years	13
18	stand [adj] for [adj] years	13
19	was [adj] for [adj] years	13
20	the [adj] for [adj] years	12
21	the [adj] for [adj] years	12
22	[noun sg] [adj] for [adj] years	11
23	lie [adj] for [adj] years	10
24	remained [adj] for [adj] years	9
25	a [adj] for [adj] years	9
26	a [adj] for [adj] years	8
27	[noun prp] [adj] for [adj] years	8
28	stood [adj] for [adj] years	8
29	[is] [adj] for [adj] years	7
30	[v-ing] [adj] for [adj] years	7