| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have [been] [v-ing] for [adj] years | 139 |
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| 2 | [verb] [been] [v-ing] for [adj] years | 139 |
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| 3 | [vb -s] [been] [v-ing] for [adj] years | 60 |
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| 4 | has [been] [v-ing] for [adj] years | 57 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [been] [v-ing] for [adj] years | 47 |
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| 6 | had [been] [v-ing] for [adj] years | 44 |
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| 7 | [vb base] [been] [v-ing] for [adj] years | 30 |
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| 8 | have [been] [v-ing] for [adj] years | 18 |
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| 9 | 've [been] [v-ing] for [adj] years | 12 |
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| 10 | [adv] [been] [v-ing] for [adj] years | 5 |
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| 11 | [adv] [been] [v-ing] for [adj] years | 5 |
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| 12 | [been] [v-ing] [adv] for [adj] years | 40 |
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| 13 | [been] [v-ing] [noun] for [adj] years | 29 |
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| 14 | [been] [v-ing] [adv] for [adj] years | 22 |
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| 15 | [been] [v-ing] [pron] for [adj] years | 18 |
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| 16 | [been] [v-ing] [adv prt] for [adj] years | 18 |
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| 17 | [been] [v-ing] [pers pn] for [adj] years | 18 |
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| 18 | [been] [v-ing] [noun pl] for [adj] years | 14 |
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| 19 | [been] [v-ing] on for [adj] years | 14 |
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| 20 | [been] [v-ing] on for [adj] years | 14 |
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| 21 | [been] [v-ing] it for [adj] years | 12 |
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| 22 | [been] [v-ing] [noun sg] for [adj] years | 12 |
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| 23 | [been] [v-ing] it for [adj] years | 12 |
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| 24 | [been] [v-ing] [adj] for [adj] years | 11 |
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| 25 | [been] [v-ing] [det] for [adj] years | 8 |
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| 26 | [been] [v-ing] here for [adj] years | 7 |
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| 27 | [been] [v-ing] here for [adj] years | 7 |
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| 28 | [been] [v-ing] this for [adj] years | 6 |
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| 29 | [been] [v-ing] this for [adj] years | 6 |
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| 30 | [been] [v-ing] for [adv] [adj] years | 31 |
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