| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] many years | 437 |
|
| 2 | [verb] for many year | 362 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] [prep] many year | 233 |
|
| 4 | have [prep] many year | 76 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] [prep] many year | 57 |
|
| 6 | [verb] over many year | 46 |
|
| 7 | [vb -s] [prep] many year | 41 |
|
| 8 | [vb base] [prep] many year | 32 |
|
| 9 | has [prep] many year | 32 |
|
| 10 | [vb infin] [prep] many year | 30 |
|
| 11 | [v-ing] [prep] many year | 26 |
|
| 12 | work [prep] many year | 23 |
|
| 13 | live [prep] many year | 21 |
|
| 14 | use [prep] many year | 20 |
|
| 15 | have [prep] many year | 19 |
|
| 16 | used [prep] many year | 19 |
|
| 17 | [to-vb] [prep] many year | 18 |
|
| 18 | had [prep] many year | 18 |
|
| 19 | do [prep] many year | 18 |
|
| 20 | continue [prep] many year | 17 |
|
| 21 | know [prep] many year | 17 |
|
| 22 | known [prep] many year | 15 |
|
| 23 | done [prep] many year | 15 |
|
| 24 | worked [prep] many year | 12 |
|
| 25 | continue [prep] many year | 10 |
|
| 26 | worked [prep] many year | 9 |
|
| 27 | lived [prep] many year | 8 |
|
| 28 | developed [prep] many year | 8 |
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| 29 | last [prep] many year | 8 |
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| 30 | [verb] after many year | 8 |
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