SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] [prep] the [adj] [num] years	1018
2	[vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [adj] years	804
3	[verb] [prep] the [num ord] [adj] years	765
4	[verb] [prep] the [adj] [adj] years	467
5	[verb] over the [adj] [adj] years	430
6	[verb] [prep] the last [adj] years	424
7	[verb] [prep] the last [adj] years	424
8	[verb] in the [adj] [adj] years	398
9	[verb] [prep] the past [adj] years	371
10	[verb] [prep] the past [adj] years	371
11	[verb] [prep] the next [adj] years	267
12	[verb] [prep] the next [adj] years	267
13	[verb] [prep] the [adj] [det] years	208
14	[verb] [prep] the [adj] few years	207
15	[verb] [prep] the [adj] few years	207
16	[verb] for the [adj] [adj] years	195
17	[verb] [prep] the [adj] two years	164
18	[verb] [prep] the [adj] two years	164
19	[v-ing] [prep] the [adj] [adj] years	122
20	[verb] [prep] the [adj] five years	117
21	[verb] [prep] the [adj] five years	117
22	[verb] during the [adj] [adj] years	113
23	[verb] [prep] the [adj] three years	92
24	[verb] [prep] the [adj] three years	92
25	[verb] [prep] the [adj] ten years	79
26	[verb] [prep] the [adj] ten years	79
27	[to-vb] [prep] the [adj] [adj] years	76
28	[verb] [prep] the first [adj] years	74
29	[verb] [prep] the first [adj] years	74
30	[vb past] [prep] the [adj] [adj] years	71