SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	be [vb pp] for [adj] years	482
2	[be] [vb pp] for [num] years	371
3	been [vb pp] for [adj] years	191
4	[been] [vb pp] for [adj] years	191
5	[was/were] [vb pp] for [adj] years	188
6	was [vb pp] for [adj] years	180
7	[be] jailed for [adj] years	165
8	[be] [vb pp] for [det] years	108
9	[be] [vb pp] for many years	73
10	[be] [vb pp] for many years	73
11	be [vb pp] for [adj] years	59
12	[be] [vb pp] for [adj] years	59
13	[be] [vb pp] for three years	53
14	[be] [vb pp] for three years	53
15	[be] [vb pp] for five years	51
16	[be] [vb pp] for five years	51
17	[be] [vb pp] for two years	49
18	[be] [vb pp] for two years	49
19	[be] [vb pp] for four years	32
20	[be] [vb pp] for four years	32
21	[be] [vb pp] for seven years	28
22	[be] [vb pp] for seven years	28
23	[be] [vb pp] for some years	20
24	[be] [vb pp] for some years	20
25	[be] known for [adj] years	19
26	[be] [vb pp] for six years	19
27	[am/are] [vb pp] for [adj] years	19
28	[be] [vb pp] for six years	19
29	[is] [vb pp] for [adj] years	18
30	is [vb pp] for [adj] years	17