| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 455 |
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| 2 | [verb] been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 455 |
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| 3 | [vb -s] been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 219 |
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| 4 | has been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 208 |
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| 5 | [vb base] been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 113 |
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| 6 | [vb past] been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 107 |
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| 7 | had been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 102 |
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| 8 | have been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 94 |
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| 9 | [adv] been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 48 |
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| 10 | not been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 28 |
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| 11 | [not/n't] been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 28 |
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| 12 | [adv] been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 20 |
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| 13 | 've been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 19 |
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| 14 | not been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 19 |
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| 15 | 's been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 11 |
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| 16 | n't been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 9 |
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| 17 | [adj] been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 8 |
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| 18 | have been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 7 |
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| 19 | [vb infin] been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 7 |
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| 20 | [det] been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 5 |
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| 21 | having been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 5 |
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| 22 | each been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 5 |
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| 23 | 'd been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 5 |
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| 24 | [v-ing] been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 5 |
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| 25 | each been [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 5 |
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| 26 | been [adv] [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 38 |
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| 27 | been [adv] [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 38 |
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| 28 | been [verb] [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 6 |
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| 29 | been extensively [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 6 |
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| 30 | been extensively [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 6 |
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