| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] [adj] [num] years | 900 |
|
| 2 | [prep] [det] [num] years | 471 |
|
| 3 | for [adj] [num] years | 425 |
|
| 4 | for [adj] [num] years | 425 |
|
| 5 | [prep] [num] [num] years | 408 |
|
| 6 | [prep] another [num] years | 181 |
|
| 7 | [prep] another [num] years | 181 |
|
| 8 | [prep] some [num] years | 153 |
|
| 9 | [prep] some [num] years | 153 |
|
| 10 | [prep] [adj] hundred years | 117 |
|
| 11 | of [adj] [num] years | 94 |
|
| 12 | of [adj] [num] years | 94 |
|
| 13 | [prep] [adj] five years | 89 |
|
| 14 | in [adj] [num] years | 78 |
|
| 15 | [prep] [adj] two years | 78 |
|
| 16 | in [adj] [num] years | 78 |
|
| 17 | [prep] [adj] million years | 73 |
|
| 18 | [prep] [adj] thousand years | 69 |
|
| 19 | [prep] [adj] three years | 69 |
|
| 20 | [prep] twenty [num] years | 67 |
|
| 21 | to [adj] [num] years | 67 |
|
| 22 | to [adj] [num] years | 67 |
|
| 23 | [prep] twenty [num] years | 67 |
|
| 24 | [prep] two [num] years | 61 |
|
| 25 | [prep] two [num] years | 61 |
|
| 26 | [prep] those [num] years | 50 |
|
| 27 | [prep] those [num] years | 50 |
|
| 28 | after [adj] [num] years | 49 |
|
| 29 | after [adj] [num] years | 49 |
|
| 30 | [prep] [adj] twenty years | 34 |
|
