| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] the [num ord] [adj] years [pers pn] | 246 |
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| 2 | [prep] the [num ord] [num] years [pers pn] | 188 |
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| 3 | [prep] the last [adj] years [pers pn] | 124 |
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| 4 | [prep] the next [adj] years [pers pn] | 107 |
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| 5 | for the [num ord] [adj] years [pers pn] | 83 |
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| 6 | for the [num ord] [adj] years [pers pn] | 83 |
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| 7 | over the [num ord] [adj] years [pers pn] | 72 |
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| 8 | over the [num ord] [adj] years [pers pn] | 72 |
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| 9 | [prep] the [num ord] [adj] years he | 66 |
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| 10 | [prep] the [num ord] [det] years [pers pn] | 58 |
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| 11 | [prep] the [num ord] few years [pers pn] | 57 |
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| 12 | [prep] the [num ord] few years [pers pn] | 57 |
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| 13 | [prep] the [num ord] [adj] years i | 53 |
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| 14 | in the [num ord] [adj] years [pers pn] | 49 |
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| 15 | in the [num ord] [adj] years [pers pn] | 49 |
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| 16 | [prep] the [num ord] [adj] years we | 40 |
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| 17 | [prep] the [num ord] [adj] years it | 35 |
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| 18 | [prep] the [num ord] two years [pers pn] | 29 |
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| 19 | [prep] the [num ord] two years [pers pn] | 29 |
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| 20 | during the [num ord] [adj] years [pers pn] | 25 |
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| 21 | during the [num ord] [adj] years [pers pn] | 25 |
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| 22 | [prep] the [num ord] ten years [pers pn] | 24 |
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| 23 | [prep] the [num ord] five years [pers pn] | 24 |
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| 24 | [prep] the [num ord] [adj] years they | 24 |
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| 25 | [prep] the [num ord] five years [pers pn] | 24 |
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| 26 | [prep] the [num ord] ten years [pers pn] | 24 |
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| 27 | [prep] the [num ord] three years [pers pn] | 23 |
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| 28 | [prep] the [num ord] three years [pers pn] | 23 |
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| 29 | [prep] the [num ord] four years [pers pn] | 17 |
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| 30 | [prep] the [num ord] [adj] years she | 17 |
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