SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] be [verb] for [adj] years	306
2	have be [verb] for [adj] years	301
3	[vb -s] be [verb] for [adj] years	144
4	has be [verb] for [adj] years	135
5	[noun] be [verb] for [adj] years	114
6	[vb past] be [verb] for [adj] years	86
7	had be [verb] for [adj] years	80
8	[vb base] be [verb] for [adj] years	67
9	[noun sg] be [verb] for [adj] years	65
10	[pron] be [verb] for [adj] years	58
11	have be [verb] for [adj] years	48
12	[adv] be [verb] for [adj] years	45
13	[pers pn] be [verb] for [adj] years	42
14	not be [verb] for [adj] years	29
15	[vb mod] be [verb] for [adj] years	29
16	[not/n't] be [verb] for [adj] years	29
17	[modal v] be [verb] for [adj] years	29
18	[noun prp] be [verb] for [adj] years	27
19	he be [verb] for [adj] years	26
20	he be [verb] for [adj] years	26
21	[noun pl] be [verb] for [adj] years	22
22	not be [verb] for [adj] years	21
23	[prep] be [verb] for [adj] years	21
24	[prep] be [verb] for [adj] years	21
25	've be [verb] for [adj] years	19
26	to be [verb] for [adj] years	18
27	to be [verb] for [adj] years	18
28	[adv] be [verb] for [adj] years	15
29	man be [verb] for [adj] years	12
30	man be [verb] for [adj] years	12