| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] been [v-ing] for [adj] year | 140 |
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| 2 | have [been] [v-ing] for [adj] year | 140 |
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| 3 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for [adj] years | 139 |
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| 4 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for [num] year | 104 |
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| 5 | [vb -s] [been] [v-ing] for [adj] year | 61 |
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| 6 | has [been] [v-ing] for [adj] year | 57 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [been] [v-ing] for [adj] year | 47 |
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| 8 | had [been] [v-ing] for [adj] year | 44 |
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| 9 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for [det] year | 36 |
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| 10 | [vb base] [been] [v-ing] for [adj] year | 30 |
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| 11 | [verb] [been] running for [adj] year | 18 |
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| 12 | have [been] [v-ing] for [adj] year | 18 |
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| 13 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for several year | 14 |
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| 14 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for several year | 14 |
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| 15 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for many year | 13 |
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| 16 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for many year | 13 |
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| 17 | 've [been] [v-ing] for [adj] year | 12 |
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| 18 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for two year | 12 |
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| 19 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for two year | 12 |
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| 20 | [verb] [been] going for [adj] year | 11 |
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| 21 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for three year | 11 |
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| 22 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for three year | 11 |
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| 23 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for some year | 9 |
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| 24 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for some year | 9 |
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| 25 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for twenty year | 8 |
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| 26 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for twenty year | 8 |
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| 27 | [verb] [been] trying for [adj] year | 8 |
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| 28 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for five year | 6 |
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| 29 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for five year | 6 |
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| 30 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for ten year | 6 |
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