| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | been [verb] for [adj] [prep] years | 23 |
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| 2 | been [verb] for [adj] [prep] years | 23 |
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| 3 | been [verb] for [adj] of years | 22 |
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| 4 | been [verb] for [adj] of years | 22 |
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| 5 | been [verb] for [adj] [adj] years | 17 |
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| 6 | been [verb] for [adj] [num] years | 13 |
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| 7 | [verb] been [verb] for [adj] years | 301 |
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| 8 | have been [verb] for [adj] years | 301 |
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| 9 | [vb -s] been [verb] for [adj] years | 144 |
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| 10 | has been [verb] for [adj] years | 135 |
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| 11 | [vb past] been [verb] for [adj] years | 85 |
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| 12 | had been [verb] for [adj] years | 80 |
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| 13 | [vb base] been [verb] for [adj] years | 67 |
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| 14 | have been [verb] for [adj] years | 48 |
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| 15 | [adv] been [verb] for [adj] years | 30 |
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| 16 | [not/n't] been [verb] for [adj] years | 21 |
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| 17 | not been [verb] for [adj] years | 21 |
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| 18 | 've been [verb] for [adj] years | 19 |
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| 19 | not been [verb] for [adj] years | 13 |
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| 20 | [adv] been [verb] for [adj] years | 9 |
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| 21 | 's been [verb] for [adj] years | 9 |
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| 22 | n't been [verb] for [adj] years | 8 |
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| 23 | 'd been [verb] for [adj] years | 5 |
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| 24 | been [adv] [verb] for [adj] years | 12 |
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| 25 | been [adv] [verb] for [adj] years | 12 |
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| 26 | been [verb] [verb] for [adj] years | 6 |
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| 27 | been [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 54 |
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| 28 | been [verb] [noun] for [adj] years | 29 |
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| 29 | been [verb] [adv] for [adj] years | 28 |
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| 30 | been [verb] [adv prt] for [adj] years | 26 |
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