| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [prep] the [adj] years [conj] [pers pn] | 76 |
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| 2 | [prep] the [adj] years [subord] [pers pn] | 50 |
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| 3 | [prep] the [adj] years since [pers pn] | 37 |
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| 4 | [prep] the [adj] years since [pers pn] | 37 |
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| 5 | [prep] the [adj] years [that] [pers pn] | 23 |
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| 6 | [prep] the [adj] years that [pers pn] | 23 |
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| 7 | [prep] the [adj] years that [pers pn] | 23 |
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| 8 | [prep] the [adj] years [adv] [pers pn] | 8 |
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| 9 | [prep] the [adj] years when [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 10 | [prep] the [adj] years [Wh adv] [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 11 | [prep] the [adj] years when [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 12 | [prep] the [adj] years before [pers pn] | 5 |
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| 13 | [prep] the [adj] years before [pers pn] | 5 |
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| 14 | [prep] the [adj] years [verb] [pers pn] | 5 |
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| 15 | [noun] [prep] the [adj] years [pers pn] | 26 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] [prep] the [adj] years [pers pn] | 16 |
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| 17 | [verb] [prep] the [adj] years [pers pn] | 12 |
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| 18 | [adj] [prep] the [adj] years [pers pn] | 11 |
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| 19 | [conj] [prep] the [adj] years [pers pn] | 9 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] [prep] the [adj] years [pers pn] | 8 |
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| 21 | [adv] [prep] the [adj] years [pers pn] | 8 |
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| 22 | [adv] [prep] the [adj] years [pers pn] | 6 |
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| 23 | [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] years [pers pn] | 5 |
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| 24 | [coord] [prep] the [adj] years [pers pn] | 5 |
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| 25 | [prep] the [adj] [adj] years [pers pn] | 373 |
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| 26 | [prep] the [num ord] [adj] years [pers pn] | 246 |
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| 27 | [prep] the [adj] [adj] years [pers pn] | 126 |
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| 28 | [prep] the last [adj] years [pers pn] | 124 |
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| 29 | [prep] the last [adj] years [pers pn] | 124 |
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| 30 | [prep] the past [adj] years [pers pn] | 109 |
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