| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 90 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 90 |
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| 3 | [verb] [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 72 |
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| 4 | [been] [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 54 |
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| 5 | been [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 54 |
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| 6 | have [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 54 |
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| 7 | [pron] [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 48 |
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| 8 | [pers pn] [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 38 |
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| 9 | [noun] [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 33 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 28 |
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| 11 | [vb base] [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 22 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 20 |
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| 13 | had [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 20 |
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| 14 | [adv] [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 20 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 18 |
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| 16 | [conj] [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 17 |
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| 17 | [coord] [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 15 |
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| 18 | have [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 15 |
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| 19 | and [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 15 |
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| 20 | and [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 15 |
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| 21 | was [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 12 |
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| 22 | he [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 11 |
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| 23 | [modal v] [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 10 |
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| 24 | he [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 10 |
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| 25 | [be] [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 10 |
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| 26 | [not/n't] [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 10 |
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| 27 | [vb mod] [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 10 |
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| 28 | [vb -s] [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 10 |
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| 29 | be [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 10 |
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| 30 | not [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 10 |
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