SN4 ""

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