| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have been [vb pp] [num] years [adv] | 45 |
|
| 2 | have been [vb pp] [num] years [adv] | 44 |
|
| 3 | have been [vb pp] [num] years ago | 16 |
|
| 4 | have been [vb pp] [num] years ago | 16 |
|
| 5 | have been [vb pp] [num] years before | 10 |
|
| 6 | have been [vb pp] [num] years before | 10 |
|
| 7 | have been [vb pp] [num] years early | 10 |
|
| 8 | have been [vb pp] [num] years earlier | 10 |
|
| 9 | have been [vb pp] [num] years [conj] | 5 |
|
| 10 | [noun] have been [vb pp] [num] years | 26 |
|
| 11 | [noun sg] have been [vb pp] [num] years | 20 |
|
| 12 | [pron] have been [vb pp] [num] years | 16 |
|
| 13 | [pers pn] have been [vb pp] [num] years | 13 |
|
| 14 | have [adv] been [vb pp] [num] years | 5 |
|
| 15 | have been [vb pp] [prep] [num] years | 134 |
|
| 16 | have been [vb pp] [prep] [num] years | 134 |
|
| 17 | have been [vb pp] for [num] years | 92 |
|
| 18 | have been [vb pp] for [num] years | 92 |
|
| 19 | have been [vb pp] [adv] [num] years | 28 |
|
| 20 | have been [vb pp] [adv] [num] years | 28 |
|
| 21 | have been [vb pp] to [num] years | 22 |
|
| 22 | have been [vb pp] to [num] years | 22 |
|
| 23 | have been [vb pp] over [num] years | 8 |
|
| 24 | have been [vb pp] over [num] years | 8 |
|
| 25 | have been [vb pp] about [num] years | 5 |
|
| 26 | have been [vb pp] in [num] years | 5 |
|
| 27 | have been [vb pp] [adj] [num] years | 5 |
|
| 28 | have been [vb pp] only [num] years | 5 |
|
| 29 | have been [vb pp] about [num] years | 5 |
|
| 30 | have been [vb pp] in [num] years | 5 |
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