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No	Pattern	Freq
1	have been [noun] for [adj] years	17
2	[verb] been [noun] for [adj] years	17
3	[vb past] been [noun] for [adj] years	10
4	had been [noun] for [adj] years	8
5	[vb base] been [noun] for [adj] years	5
6	been [prep] [noun] for [adj] years	126
7	been [prep] [noun] for [adj] years	126
8	been in [noun] for [adj] years	78
9	been in [noun] for [adj] years	78
10	been [art] [noun] for [adj] years	54
11	been [art] [noun] for [adj] years	54
12	been a [noun] for [adj] years	49
13	been a [noun] for [adj] years	45
14	been [v-ing] [noun] for [adj] years	29
15	been [verb] [noun] for [adj] years	29
16	been with [noun] for [adj] years	16
17	been with [noun] for [adj] years	16
18	been [pron] [noun] for [adj] years	13
19	been [pos pn] [noun] for [adj] years	13
20	been on [noun] for [adj] years	10
21	been on [noun] for [adj] years	10
22	been [adj] [noun] for [adj] years	10
23	been at [noun] for [adj] years	8
24	been [adj] [noun] for [adj] years	8
25	been at [noun] for [adj] years	8
26	been under [noun] for [adj] years	6
27	been under [noun] for [adj] years	6
28	been take [noun] for [adj] years	5
29	been taking [noun] for [adj] years	5