| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] been [verb] [prep] years | 119 |
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| 2 | have been [verb] [prep] years | 119 |
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| 3 | [vb base] been [verb] [prep] years | 48 |
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| 4 | have been [verb] [prep] years | 37 |
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| 5 | [vb past] been [verb] [prep] years | 33 |
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| 6 | had been [verb] [prep] years | 31 |
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| 7 | [vb -s] been [verb] [prep] years | 28 |
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| 8 | has been [verb] [prep] years | 19 |
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| 9 | [adv] been [verb] [prep] years | 16 |
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| 10 | 've been [verb] [prep] years | 11 |
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| 11 | [not/n't] been [verb] [prep] years | 11 |
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| 12 | not been [verb] [prep] years | 11 |
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| 13 | 's been [verb] [prep] years | 9 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] been [verb] [prep] years | 7 |
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| 15 | not been [verb] [prep] years | 7 |
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| 16 | have been [verb] [prep] years | 6 |
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| 17 | [adv] been [verb] [prep] years | 5 |
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| 18 | been [adv] [verb] [prep] years | 7 |
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| 19 | been [adv] [verb] [prep] years | 7 |
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| 20 | been [verb] [adv] [prep] years | 48 |
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| 21 | been [verb] [pers pn] [prep] years | 32 |
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| 22 | been [verb] [pron] [prep] years | 32 |
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| 23 | been [verb] [adv prt] [prep] years | 25 |
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| 24 | been [verb] [adv] [prep] years | 23 |
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| 25 | been [verb] it [prep] years | 17 |
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| 26 | been [verb] it [prep] years | 17 |
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| 27 | been [verb] on [prep] years | 15 |
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| 28 | been [verb] on [prep] years | 15 |
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| 29 | been [verb] [noun] [prep] years | 11 |
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| 30 | been [verb] [adj] [prep] years | 11 |
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