SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	been for [adv] [adj] years	7
2	been for [adv] [adj] years	7
3	been for over [adj] years	6
4	been for over [adj] years	6
5	been for [art] [adj] years	5
6	been for [art] [adj] years	5
7	[verb] been for [adj] years	45
8	have been for [adj] years	45
9	[vb -s] been for [adj] years	24
10	has been for [adj] years	21
11	had been for [adj] years	12
12	[vb past] been for [adj] years	12
13	[vb base] been for [adj] years	7
14	[adv] been for [adj] years	7
15	n't been for [adj] years	6
16	have been for [adj] years	6
17	not been for [adj] years	6
18	[not/n't] been for [adj] years	6
19	been [verb] for [adj] years	336
20	been [vb pp] for [adj] years	191
21	been [v-ing] for [adj] years	145
22	been [adj] for [adj] years	123
23	been [adj] for [adj] years	122
24	been [adv] for [adj] years	59
25	been [adv] for [adj] years	40
26	been married for [adj] years	39
27	been married for [adj] years	39
28	been jailed for [adj] years	29
29	been jail for [adj] years	29
30	been run for [adj] years	23