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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] [been] for [adj] years	45
2	have [been] for [adj] years	45
3	[vb -s] [been] for [adj] years	24
4	has [been] for [adj] years	21
5	[vb past] [been] for [adj] years	12
6	had [been] for [adj] years	12
7	[adv] [been] for [adj] years	7
8	[vb base] [been] for [adj] years	7
9	n't [been] for [adj] years	6
10	[not/n't] [been] for [adj] years	6
11	not [been] for [adj] years	6
12	have [been] for [adj] years	6
13	[been] [verb] for [adj] years	336
14	[been] [vb pp] for [adj] years	191
15	[been] [v-ing] for [adj] years	145
16	[been] [adj] for [adj] years	123
17	[been] [adj] for [adj] years	122
18	[been] [adv] for [adj] years	59
19	[been] [adv] for [adj] years	40
20	[been] married for [adj] years	39
21	[been] married for [adj] years	39
22	[been] jailed for [adj] years	29
23	[been] jail for [adj] years	29
24	[been] run for [adj] years	23
25	[been] running for [adj] years	21
26	[been] [adv prt] for [adj] years	19
27	[been] [noun] for [adj] years	19
28	[been] known for [adj] years	17
29	[been] know for [adj] years	17
30	[been] use for [adj] years	16