| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] the past [adj] years [pers pn] | 109 |
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| 2 | [prep] the [adj] [num] years [pers pn] | 98 |
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| 3 | for the [adj] [adj] years [pers pn] | 49 |
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| 4 | over the [adj] [adj] years [pers pn] | 34 |
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| 5 | in the [adj] [adj] years [pers pn] | 32 |
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| 6 | [prep] the [adj] [adj] years he | 29 |
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| 7 | [prep] the [adj] [adj] years we | 28 |
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| 8 | [prep] the [adj] [adj] years i | 28 |
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| 9 | [prep] the [adj] few years [pers pn] | 26 |
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| 10 | [prep] the [adj] [det] years [pers pn] | 26 |
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| 11 | [prep] the [adj] few years [pers pn] | 26 |
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| 12 | [prep] the [adj] [adj] years it | 24 |
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| 13 | [prep] the [adj] two years [pers pn] | 23 |
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| 14 | [prep] the [adj] two years [pers pn] | 23 |
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| 15 | [prep] the [adj] three years [pers pn] | 16 |
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| 16 | [prep] the [adj] three years [pers pn] | 16 |
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| 17 | during the [adj] [adj] years [pers pn] | 11 |
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| 18 | [prep] the [adj] [adj] years she | 9 |
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| 19 | [prep] the [adj] twenty years [pers pn] | 8 |
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| 20 | [prep] the [adj] twenty years [pers pn] | 8 |
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| 21 | [prep] the [adj] five years [pers pn] | 8 |
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| 22 | [prep] the [adj] five years [pers pn] | 8 |
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| 23 | [prep] the previous [adj] years [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 24 | [prep] the [adj] ten years [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 25 | [prep] the [adj] ten years [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 26 | [prep] the [adj] [adj] years they | 7 |
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| 27 | [prep] the following [adj] years [pers pn] | 6 |
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