| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [num] years | 3516 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [adj] years | 1455 |
|
| 3 | [vb pp] [adj] years | 1364 |
|
| 4 | [verb] [det] years | 648 |
|
| 5 | [verb] two years | 552 |
|
| 6 | [verb] two years | 552 |
|
| 7 | spend [adj] years | 486 |
|
| 8 | [v-ing] [adj] years | 440 |
|
| 9 | take [adj] years | 378 |
|
| 10 | [verb] three years | 355 |
|
| 11 | [verb] three years | 355 |
|
| 12 | [vb infin] [adj] years | 267 |
|
| 13 | [verb] many years | 266 |
|
| 14 | [verb] many years | 266 |
|
| 15 | [verb] five years | 251 |
|
| 16 | [verb] five years | 251 |
|
| 17 | [vb -s] [adj] years | 249 |
|
| 18 | have [adj] years | 239 |
|
| 19 | spent [adj] years | 234 |
|
| 20 | [to-vb] [adj] years | 233 |
|
| 21 | [vb base] [adj] years | 227 |
|
| 22 | [verb] ten years | 202 |
|
| 23 | [verb] ten years | 202 |
|
| 24 | [verb] four years | 193 |
|
| 25 | [verb] four years | 193 |
|
| 26 | spent [adj] years | 186 |
|
| 27 | [verb] some years | 171 |
|
| 28 | [verb] some years | 171 |
|
| 29 | [verb] several years | 169 |
|
| 30 | [verb] several years | 169 |
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