| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 237 |
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| 2 | have been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 237 |
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| 3 | [vb -s] been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 120 |
|
| 4 | has been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 111 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 63 |
|
| 6 | had been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 59 |
|
| 7 | [vb base] been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 42 |
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| 8 | [adv] been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 29 |
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| 9 | have been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 28 |
|
| 10 | not been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 18 |
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| 11 | [not/n't] been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 18 |
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| 12 | 've been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 14 |
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| 13 | [adv] been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 11 |
|
| 14 | not been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 10 |
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| 15 | 's been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 9 |
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| 16 | n't been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 8 |
|
| 17 | [adj] been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 7 |
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| 18 | [det] been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 5 |
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| 19 | each been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 5 |
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| 20 | each been [verb] [prep] [num] years | 5 |
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| 21 | been [adv] [verb] [prep] [num] years | 6 |
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| 22 | been [adv] [verb] [prep] [num] years | 6 |
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| 23 | been [verb] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 42 |
|
| 24 | been [verb] [noun] [prep] [num] years | 24 |
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| 25 | been [verb] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 23 |
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| 26 | been [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [num] years | 19 |
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| 27 | been [verb] [adj] [prep] [num] years | 16 |
|
| 28 | been [verb] [pron] [prep] [num] years | 16 |
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| 29 | been [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [num] years | 16 |
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| 30 | been [verb] [noun sg] [prep] [num] years | 11 |
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