| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | been [verb] for [adj] years [prep] | 67 |
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| 2 | been [verb] for [adj] years [prep] | 67 |
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| 3 | been [verb] for [adj] years [conj] | 60 |
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| 4 | been [verb] for [adj] years [coord] | 44 |
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| 5 | been [verb] for [adj] years and | 41 |
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| 6 | been [verb] for [adj] years and | 41 |
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| 7 | been [verb] for [adj] years for | 19 |
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| 8 | been [verb] for [adj] years for | 19 |
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| 9 | been [verb] for [adj] years [adv] | 14 |
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| 10 | been [verb] for [adj] years [adv] | 14 |
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| 11 | been [verb] for [adj] years in | 12 |
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| 12 | been [verb] for [adj] years in | 12 |
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| 13 | been [verb] for [adj] years [subord] | 11 |
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| 14 | been [verb] for [adj] years [verb] | 10 |
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| 15 | been [verb] for [adj] years [to-vb] | 9 |
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| 16 | been [verb] for [adj] years now | 8 |
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| 17 | been [verb] for [adj] years now | 8 |
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| 18 | been [verb] for [adj] years by | 6 |
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| 19 | been [verb] for [adj] years by | 6 |
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| 20 | been [verb] for [adj] years with | 5 |
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| 21 | been [verb] for [adj] years that | 5 |
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| 22 | been [verb] for [adj] years with | 5 |
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| 23 | been [verb] for [adj] years that | 5 |
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| 24 | been [verb] for [adj] years [that] | 5 |
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| 25 | [verb] been [verb] for [adj] years | 301 |
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| 26 | have been [verb] for [adj] years | 301 |
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| 27 | [vb -s] been [verb] for [adj] years | 144 |
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| 28 | has been [verb] for [adj] years | 135 |
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| 29 | [vb past] been [verb] for [adj] years | 85 |
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| 30 | had been [verb] for [adj] years | 80 |
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