SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	be [verb] for [adj] years	644
2	[be] [verb] for [num] years	493
3	[be] [vb pp] for [adj] years	482
4	been [verb] for [adj] years	336
5	[been] [verb] for [adj] years	336
6	[was/were] [verb] for [adj] years	203
7	was [verb] for [adj] years	192
8	[be] jailed for [adj] years	165
9	[be] jail for [adj] years	165
10	[be] [v-ing] for [adj] years	151
11	[be] [verb] for [det] years	148
12	[be] [verb] for many years	89
13	[be] [verb] for many years	89
14	[be] [verb] for three years	69
15	[be] [verb] for three years	69
16	[be] [verb] for two years	62
17	[be] [verb] for two years	62
18	be [verb] for [adj] years	61
19	[be] [verb] for [adj] years	61
20	[be] [verb] for five years	59
21	[be] [verb] for five years	59
22	[be] [verb] for four years	37
23	[be] [verb] for four years	37
24	[be] [verb] for seven years	33
25	[be] [verb] for seven years	33
26	[be] [verb] for several years	30
27	[be] [verb] for several years	30
28	[be] [verb] for some years	29
29	[be] [verb] for some years	29
30	[be] run for [adj] years	25