| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] the [adj] [num] years [pers pn] | 286 |
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| 2 | [prep] the [num ord] [num] years [pers pn] | 188 |
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| 3 | for the [adj] [num] years [pers pn] | 117 |
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| 4 | for the [adj] [num] years [pers pn] | 117 |
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| 5 | [prep] the [adj] [num] years [pers pn] | 98 |
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| 6 | [prep] the last [num] years [pers pn] | 92 |
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| 7 | [prep] the last [num] years [pers pn] | 92 |
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| 8 | [prep] the next [num] years [pers pn] | 87 |
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| 9 | [prep] the next [num] years [pers pn] | 87 |
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| 10 | [prep] the past [num] years [pers pn] | 83 |
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| 11 | [prep] the past [num] years [pers pn] | 83 |
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| 12 | [prep] the [adj] [num] years he | 83 |
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| 13 | over the [adj] [num] years [pers pn] | 71 |
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| 14 | over the [adj] [num] years [pers pn] | 71 |
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| 15 | [prep] the [adj] [num] years i | 57 |
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| 16 | in the [adj] [num] years [pers pn] | 56 |
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| 17 | in the [adj] [num] years [pers pn] | 56 |
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| 18 | [prep] the [adj] two years [pers pn] | 52 |
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| 19 | [prep] the [adj] [num] years we | 50 |
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| 20 | [prep] the [adj] [num] years it | 43 |
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| 21 | [prep] the [adj] three years [pers pn] | 39 |
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| 22 | [prep] the [adj] five years [pers pn] | 32 |
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| 23 | [prep] the [adj] ten years [pers pn] | 31 |
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| 24 | during the [adj] [num] years [pers pn] | 27 |
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| 25 | during the [adj] [num] years [pers pn] | 27 |
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| 26 | [prep] the [adj] [num] years they | 23 |
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| 27 | [prep] the [adj] [num] years she | 23 |
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| 28 | [prep] the [adj] four years [pers pn] | 20 |
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| 29 | [prep] the [adj] twenty years [pers pn] | 16 |
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| 30 | [prep] the [adj] six years [pers pn] | 9 |
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