| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have [verb] [adj] years | 607 |
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| 2 | [verb] [vb pp] [adj] years | 590 |
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| 3 | [verb] [verb] [num] years | 585 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [verb] [adj] years | 328 |
|
| 5 | had [verb] [adj] years | 254 |
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| 6 | [verb] spend [adj] years | 164 |
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| 7 | [verb] spent [adj] years | 158 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] [verb] [adj] years | 135 |
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| 9 | [verb] [verb] [det] years | 127 |
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| 10 | has [verb] [adj] years | 120 |
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| 11 | [vb base] [verb] [adj] years | 114 |
|
| 12 | [verb] [to-vb] [adj] years | 101 |
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| 13 | [verb] [verb] two years | 86 |
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| 14 | [verb] [verb] two years | 86 |
|
| 15 | have [verb] [adj] years | 65 |
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| 16 | [verb] [verb] many years | 65 |
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| 17 | [verb] [verb] many years | 65 |
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| 18 | [vb infin] [verb] [adj] years | 60 |
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| 19 | [verb] [verb] three years | 56 |
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| 20 | [verb] [verb] three years | 56 |
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| 21 | [verb] take [adj] years | 54 |
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| 22 | [verb] have [adj] years | 51 |
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| 23 | [verb] [verb] five years | 49 |
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| 24 | [verb] [verb] five years | 49 |
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| 25 | [verb] had [adj] years | 49 |
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| 26 | [v-ing] [verb] [adj] years | 46 |
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| 27 | have [verb] [adj] years | 44 |
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| 28 | [verb] taken [adj] years | 42 |
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| 29 | 've [verb] [adj] years | 41 |
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| 30 | [verb] wait [adj] years | 38 |
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