| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have [verb] [num] years | 488 |
|
| 2 | [verb] [vb pp] [num] years | 471 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] [verb] [num] years | 261 |
|
| 4 | had [verb] [num] years | 200 |
|
| 5 | [verb] spend [num] years | 120 |
|
| 6 | [verb] spent [num] years | 115 |
|
| 7 | [vb -s] [verb] [num] years | 112 |
|
| 8 | has [verb] [num] years | 98 |
|
| 9 | [vb base] [verb] [num] years | 91 |
|
| 10 | [verb] [verb] two years | 86 |
|
| 11 | [verb] [to-vb] [num] years | 84 |
|
| 12 | [verb] [verb] three years | 56 |
|
| 13 | [verb] [verb] five years | 49 |
|
| 14 | [vb infin] [verb] [num] years | 47 |
|
| 15 | have [verb] [num] years | 44 |
|
| 16 | [verb] have [num] years | 43 |
|
| 17 | [verb] had [num] years | 42 |
|
| 18 | 've [verb] [num] years | 41 |
|
| 19 | [verb] take [num] years | 41 |
|
| 20 | [v-ing] [verb] [num] years | 37 |
|
| 21 | [verb] wait [num] years | 37 |
|
| 22 | [verb] [verb] ten years | 34 |
|
| 23 | have [verb] [num] years | 34 |
|
| 24 | [verb] taken [num] years | 32 |
|
| 25 | having [verb] [num] years | 28 |
|
| 26 | [verb] [verb] four years | 28 |
|
| 27 | [vb pp] [verb] [num] years | 27 |
|
| 28 | [verb] serve [num] years | 24 |
|
| 29 | 'd [verb] [num] years | 23 |
|
| 30 | [verb] [verb] 10 years | 23 |
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