| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 488 |
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| 2 | [prep] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 264 |
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| 3 | [prep] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 264 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 161 |
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| 5 | [noun] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 152 |
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| 6 | [be] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 148 |
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| 7 | be [adv] [prep] [num] years | 148 |
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| 8 | for [adv] [prep] [num] years | 140 |
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| 9 | for [adv] [prep] [num] years | 140 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 94 |
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| 11 | of [adv] [prep] [num] years | 90 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 90 |
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| 13 | of [adv] [prep] [num] years | 90 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 83 |
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| 15 | [adv] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 70 |
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| 16 | [vb infin] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 68 |
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| 17 | [adv] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 51 |
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| 18 | [been] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 46 |
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| 19 | been [adv] [prep] [num] years | 46 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 45 |
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| 21 | [conj] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 41 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 41 |
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| 23 | [pron] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 40 |
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| 24 | was [adv] [prep] [num] years | 35 |
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| 25 | [coord] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 35 |
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| 26 | [to-vb] [adv] [prep] [num] years | 34 |
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| 27 | take [adv] [prep] [num] years | 33 |
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| 28 | go [adv] [prep] [num] years | 31 |
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| 29 | live [adv] [prep] [num] years | 31 |
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| 30 | be [adv] [prep] [num] years | 31 |
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