| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have been [verb] [prep] many years | 75 |
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| 2 | [verb] been [verb] [prep] many years | 75 |
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| 3 | [vb -s] been [verb] [prep] many years | 33 |
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| 4 | has been [verb] [prep] many years | 33 |
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| 5 | [vb base] been [verb] [prep] many years | 23 |
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| 6 | have been [verb] [prep] many years | 20 |
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| 7 | [vb past] been [verb] [prep] many years | 18 |
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| 8 | had been [verb] [prep] many years | 18 |
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| 9 | [adv] been [verb] [prep] many years | 7 |
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| 10 | not been [verb] [prep] many years | 5 |
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| 11 | [not/n't] been [verb] [prep] many years | 5 |
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| 12 | been [verb] [adv] [prep] many years | 14 |
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| 13 | been [verb] [adv] [prep] many years | 7 |
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| 14 | been [verb] [adv prt] [prep] many years | 7 |
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| 15 | been [verb] [prep] [adv] many years | 5 |
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| 16 | been [verb] [prep] many years [prep] | 25 |
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| 17 | been [verb] [prep] many years [prep] | 25 |
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| 18 | been [verb] [prep] many years [conj] | 17 |
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| 19 | been [verb] [prep] many years and | 9 |
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| 20 | been [verb] [prep] many years [coord] | 9 |
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| 21 | been [verb] [prep] many years and | 9 |
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| 22 | been [verb] [prep] many years in | 7 |
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| 23 | been [verb] [prep] many years in | 7 |
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| 24 | been [verb] [prep] many years that | 5 |
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| 25 | been [verb] [prep] many years that | 5 |
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| 26 | been [verb] [prep] many years [that] | 5 |
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