No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | have been for [adj] years | 45 | |
2 | [verb] been for [adj] years | 45 | |
3 | [verb] been for [det] years | 34 | |
4 | [vb -s] been for [adj] years | 24 | |
5 | [verb] been for many years | 23 | |
6 | [verb] been for many years | 23 | |
7 | has been for [adj] years | 21 | |
8 | had been for [adj] years | 12 | |
9 | [vb past] been for [adj] years | 12 | |
10 | [verb] been for [num] years | 11 | |
11 | [verb] been for some years | 7 | |
12 | [vb base] been for [adj] years | 7 | |
13 | [verb] been for some years | 7 | |
14 | have been for [adj] years | 6 |