| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | been [adj] for [adj] years | 122 |
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| 2 | been [adj] for [num] [noun pl] | 117 |
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| 3 | been [adj] for [det] [noun pl] | 73 |
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| 4 | been married for [adj] [noun pl] | 42 |
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| 5 | been [adj] for [adj] months | 24 |
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| 6 | been [adj] for many [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 7 | been [adj] for many [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 8 | been [adj] for some [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 9 | been [adj] for several [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 10 | been [adj] for some [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 11 | been [adj] for several [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 12 | been [adj] for [adj] [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 13 | been responsible for [adj] [noun pl] | 16 |
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| 14 | been dead for [adj] [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 15 | been [adj] for two [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 16 | been [adj] for six [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 17 | been [adj] for two [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 18 | been [adj] for six [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 19 | been empty for [adj] [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 20 | been unemployed for [adj] [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 21 | been [adj] for three [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 22 | been [adj] for [adj] hours | 9 |
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| 23 | been [adj] for [adj] days | 9 |
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| 24 | been [adj] for three [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 25 | been [adj] for five [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 26 | been [adj] for five [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 27 | been available for [adj] [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 28 | been ill for [adj] [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 29 | been [adj] for twenty [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 30 | been [adj] for four [noun pl] | 6 |
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