| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] the [adj] [adj] years [pers pn] | 373 |
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| 2 | [prep] the [adj] [num] years [pers pn] | 286 |
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| 3 | [prep] the [num ord] [adj] years [pers pn] | 246 |
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| 4 | for the [adj] [adj] years [pers pn] | 132 |
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| 5 | for the [adj] [adj] years [pers pn] | 132 |
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| 6 | [prep] the [adj] [adj] years [pers pn] | 126 |
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| 7 | [prep] the last [adj] years [pers pn] | 124 |
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| 8 | [prep] the last [adj] years [pers pn] | 124 |
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| 9 | [prep] the past [adj] years [pers pn] | 109 |
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| 10 | [prep] the past [adj] years [pers pn] | 109 |
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| 11 | [prep] the next [adj] years [pers pn] | 107 |
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| 12 | [prep] the next [adj] years [pers pn] | 107 |
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| 13 | over the [adj] [adj] years [pers pn] | 106 |
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| 14 | over the [adj] [adj] years [pers pn] | 106 |
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| 15 | [prep] the [adj] [adj] years he | 96 |
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| 16 | [prep] the [adj] [det] years [pers pn] | 84 |
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| 17 | [prep] the [adj] few years [pers pn] | 83 |
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| 18 | [prep] the [adj] few years [pers pn] | 83 |
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| 19 | in the [adj] [adj] years [pers pn] | 81 |
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| 20 | in the [adj] [adj] years [pers pn] | 81 |
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| 21 | [prep] the [adj] [adj] years i | 81 |
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| 22 | [prep] the [adj] [adj] years we | 68 |
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| 23 | [prep] the [adj] [adj] years it | 59 |
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| 24 | [prep] the [adj] two years [pers pn] | 52 |
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| 25 | [prep] the [adj] two years [pers pn] | 52 |
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| 26 | [prep] the [adj] three years [pers pn] | 39 |
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| 27 | [prep] the [adj] three years [pers pn] | 39 |
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| 28 | during the [adj] [adj] years [pers pn] | 36 |
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| 29 | during the [adj] [adj] years [pers pn] | 36 |
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| 30 | [prep] the [adj] five years [pers pn] | 32 |
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