| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | been [verb] for [num] years | 222 |
|
| 2 | been [vb pp] [prep] [num] years | 167 |
|
| 3 | been [v-ing] [prep] [num] years | 108 |
|
| 4 | been [verb] [prep] two years | 39 |
|
| 5 | been [verb] [prep] three years | 34 |
|
| 6 | been [verb] to [num] years | 29 |
|
| 7 | been jailed [prep] [num] years | 29 |
|
| 8 | been jail [prep] [num] years | 29 |
|
| 9 | been sentenced [prep] [num] years | 26 |
|
| 10 | been sentence [prep] [num] years | 26 |
|
| 11 | been run [prep] [num] years | 19 |
|
| 12 | been running [prep] [num] years | 18 |
|
| 13 | been [verb] [prep] five years | 18 |
|
| 14 | been [verb] [prep] seven years | 17 |
|
| 15 | been [verb] [prep] 20 years | 13 |
|
| 16 | been go [prep] [num] years | 13 |
|
| 17 | been [verb] [prep] 12 years | 13 |
|
| 18 | been [verb] [prep] ten years | 12 |
|
| 19 | been going [prep] [num] years | 12 |
|
| 20 | been [verb] [prep] four years | 12 |
|
| 21 | been [verb] [prep] twenty years | 10 |
|
| 22 | been [verb] [prep] eight years | 9 |
|
| 23 | been [verb] [prep] thirty years | 8 |
|
| 24 | been [verb] in [num] years | 8 |
|
| 25 | been trying [prep] [num] years | 6 |
|
| 26 | been [verb] [prep] 10 years | 6 |
|
| 27 | been [verb] [prep] 15 years | 6 |
|
| 28 | been working [prep] [num] years | 6 |
|
| 29 | been work [prep] [num] years | 6 |
|
| 30 | been flying [prep] [num] years | 6 |
|
