| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 306 |
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| 2 | have [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 301 |
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| 3 | [vb -s] [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 144 |
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| 4 | has [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 135 |
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| 5 | [noun] [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 114 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 86 |
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| 7 | had [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 80 |
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| 8 | [vb base] [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 67 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 65 |
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| 10 | [pron] [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 58 |
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| 11 | have [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 48 |
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| 12 | [adv] [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 45 |
|
| 13 | [pers pn] [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 42 |
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| 14 | [modal v] [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 29 |
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| 15 | [vb mod] [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 29 |
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| 16 | [not/n't] [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 29 |
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| 17 | not [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 29 |
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| 18 | [noun prp] [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 27 |
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| 19 | he [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 26 |
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| 20 | he [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 26 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 22 |
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| 22 | not [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 21 |
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| 23 | [prep] [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 21 |
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| 24 | [prep] [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 21 |
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| 25 | 've [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 19 |
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| 26 | to [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 18 |
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| 27 | to [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 18 |
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| 28 | [adv] [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 15 |
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| 29 | man [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 12 |
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| 30 | man [be] [verb] for [adj] years | 12 |
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