| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] many years | 266 |
|
| 2 | [vb pp] many year | 98 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] many year | 76 |
|
| 4 | spend many year | 53 |
|
| 5 | take many year | 49 |
|
| 6 | [vb infin] many year | 32 |
|
| 7 | spent many year | 25 |
|
| 8 | have many year | 23 |
|
| 9 | spent many year | 20 |
|
| 10 | [vb -s] many year | 18 |
|
| 11 | take many year | 17 |
|
| 12 | [vb base] many year | 15 |
|
| 13 | took many year | 14 |
|
| 14 | [to-vb] many year | 14 |
|
| 15 | [v-ing] many year | 13 |
|
| 16 | write many year | 10 |
|
| 17 | taken many year | 8 |
|
| 18 | written many year | 7 |
|
| 19 | has many year | 6 |
|
| 20 | takes many year | 6 |
|
| 21 | last many year | 5 |
|
