| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | have been [adj] for [adj] [noun pl] | 192 |
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| 2 | have [been] [adj] for [adj] years | 120 |
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| 3 | have [been] [adj] for [num] [noun pl] | 109 |
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| 4 | have [been] [adj] for [det] [noun pl] | 68 |
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| 5 | had [been] [adj] for [adj] [noun pl] | 67 |
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| 6 | has [been] [adj] for [adj] [noun pl] | 50 |
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| 7 | have [been] married for [adj] [noun pl] | 41 |
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| 8 | have [been] [adj] for [adj] [noun pl] | 38 |
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| 9 | have [been] [adj] for many [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 10 | have [been] [adj] for many [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 11 | have [been] [adj] for some [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 12 | have [been] [adj] for some [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 13 | have [been] [adj] for [adj] months | 21 |
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| 14 | have [been] [adj] for several [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 15 | have [been] [adj] for several [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 16 | have [been] [adj] for [adj] [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 17 | 've [been] [adj] for [adj] [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 18 | have [been] dead for [adj] [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 19 | have [been] responsible for [adj] [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 20 | have [been] empty for [adj] [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 21 | have [been] [adj] for two [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 22 | have [been] [adj] for two [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 23 | have [been] [adj] for six [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 24 | have [been] [adj] for six [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 25 | have [been] [adj] for [adj] [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 26 | have [been] [adj] for three [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 27 | have [been] [adj] for three [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 28 | have [been] [adj] for [adj] days | 8 |
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| 29 | have [been] unemployed for [adj] [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 30 | have [been] ill for [adj] [noun pl] | 7 |
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