| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have been [verb] [prep] three years | 29 |
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| 2 | [verb] been [verb] [prep] three years | 29 |
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| 3 | [vb -s] been [verb] [prep] three years | 19 |
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| 4 | has been [verb] [prep] three years | 18 |
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| 5 | [vb past] been [verb] [prep] three years | 6 |
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| 6 | had been [verb] [prep] three years | 5 |
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| 7 | been [verb] [prep] three years [prep] | 9 |
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| 8 | been [verb] [prep] three years [prep] | 9 |
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| 9 | been [verb] [prep] three years [conj] | 7 |
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| 10 | been [verb] [prep] three years and | 6 |
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| 11 | been [verb] [prep] three years [coord] | 6 |
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| 12 | been [verb] [prep] three years and | 6 |
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