| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] [num] years | 15203 |
|
| 2 | for [adj] years | 9030 |
|
| 3 | in [adj] years | 5101 |
|
| 4 | [prep] [det] years | 3952 |
|
| 5 | [prep] [adj] years | 3543 |
|
| 6 | [prep] recent years | 2648 |
|
| 7 | [prep] recent years | 2648 |
|
| 8 | of [adj] years | 2339 |
|
| 9 | [prep] many years | 2188 |
|
| 10 | [prep] many years | 2188 |
|
| 11 | [prep] two years | 1881 |
|
| 12 | [prep] two years | 1881 |
|
| 13 | after [adj] years | 1853 |
|
| 14 | to [adj] years | 1844 |
|
| 15 | [prep] five years | 1497 |
|
| 16 | [prep] five years | 1497 |
|
| 17 | [prep] three years | 1472 |
|
| 18 | [prep] three years | 1472 |
|
| 19 | [prep] four years | 820 |
|
| 20 | [prep] four years | 820 |
|
| 21 | [prep] ten years | 782 |
|
| 22 | [prep] ten years | 782 |
|
| 23 | [prep] several years | 731 |
|
| 24 | [prep] several years | 731 |
|
| 25 | within [adj] years | 698 |
|
| 26 | [prep] some years | 546 |
|
| 27 | [prep] some years | 546 |
|
| 28 | [prep] 10 years | 518 |
|
| 29 | [prep] 10 years | 518 |
|
| 30 | [prep] 20 years | 501 |
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