SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	have been [adj] for [adj] years	120
2	have been [adj] for [adj] years	120
3	have been [adj] for [num] years	79
4	had been [adj] for [adj] years	46
5	have been [adj] for [det] years	41
6	have been married for [adj] years	39
7	have been married for [adj] years	39
8	has been [adj] for [adj] years	29
9	have been [adj] for [adj] years	27
10	have been [adj] for many years	18
11	have been [adj] for many years	18
12	have been [adj] for some years	12
13	have been [adj] for some years	12
14	have been empty for [adj] years	12
15	have been empty for [adj] years	12
16	've been [adj] for [adj] years	10
17	have been [adj] for several years	10
18	have been [adj] for several years	10
19	have been dead for [adj] years	9
20	have been dead for [adj] years	9
21	have been [adj] for six years	6
22	have been [adj] for five years	6
23	have been [adj] for five years	6
24	have been [adj] for six years	6
25	have been available for [adj] years	5
26	have been ill for [adj] years	5
27	have been ill for [adj] years	5
28	have been active for [adj] years	5
29	have been available for [adj] years	5
30	have been active for [adj] years	5