| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [det] [num] years | 200 |
|
| 2 | [verb] some [num] years | 117 |
|
| 3 | [verb] some [num] years | 117 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] [adj] [num] years | 110 |
|
| 5 | [vb pp] [adj] [num] years | 108 |
|
| 6 | [verb] [num] [num] years | 99 |
|
| 7 | [verb] another [num] years | 66 |
|
| 8 | [verb] another [num] years | 66 |
|
| 9 | [vb infin] [adj] [num] years | 36 |
|
| 10 | [verb] [adj] hundred years | 33 |
|
| 11 | [verb] [adj] five years | 31 |
|
| 12 | [verb] [adj] two years | 25 |
|
| 13 | [verb] [adj] [num] years | 25 |
|
| 14 | [to-vb] [adj] [num] years | 24 |
|
| 15 | have [adj] [num] years | 22 |
|
| 16 | [v-ing] [adj] [num] years | 22 |
|
| 17 | take [adj] [num] years | 21 |
|
| 18 | [verb] twenty [num] years | 21 |
|
| 19 | [verb] twenty [num] years | 21 |
|
| 20 | [verb] [adj] three years | 20 |
|
| 21 | [vb base] [adj] [num] years | 20 |
|
| 22 | [verb] [adj] ten years | 19 |
|
| 23 | [verb] [adj] million years | 17 |
|
| 24 | spend [adj] [num] years | 17 |
|
| 25 | [verb] [adj] four years | 16 |
|
| 26 | [verb] [adj] seven years | 14 |
|
| 27 | [verb] one [num] years | 13 |
|
| 28 | [verb] one [num] years | 13 |
|
| 29 | [verb] [adj] twenty years | 12 |
|
| 30 | [verb] [adj] six years | 12 |
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