SN4 ""

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