| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] the [adj] year | 9135 |
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| 2 | [prep] the [adj] year | 6326 |
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| 3 | [prep] the [adj] year | 4747 |
|
| 4 | in the [adj] year | 4063 |
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| 5 | in the [adj] year | 4063 |
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| 6 | [prep] the [adj] years | 2809 |
|
| 7 | [prep] the [num ord] year | 2345 |
|
| 8 | [prep] the [num] year | 1301 |
|
| 9 | of the [adj] year | 1139 |
|
| 10 | of the [adj] year | 1139 |
|
| 11 | for the [adj] year | 1076 |
|
| 12 | for the [adj] year | 1076 |
|
| 13 | [prep] the first year | 803 |
|
| 14 | [prep] the first year | 803 |
|
| 15 | during the [adj] year | 783 |
|
| 16 | during the [adj] year | 783 |
|
| 17 | over the [adj] year | 749 |
|
| 18 | over the [adj] year | 749 |
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| 19 | [prep] the past year | 622 |
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| 20 | [prep] the past year | 622 |
|
| 21 | [prep] the last year | 601 |
|
| 22 | [prep] the [det] year | 601 |
|
| 23 | [prep] the last year | 601 |
|
| 24 | [prep] the previous year | 595 |
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| 25 | [prep] the previous year | 595 |
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| 26 | [prep] the new year | 518 |
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| 27 | [prep] the new year | 518 |
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| 28 | [prep] the early year | 508 |
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| 29 | [prep] the early year | 472 |
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| 30 | [prep] the following year | 452 |
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