| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] [prep] [adj] years [pron] | 160 |
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| 2 | [conj] [prep] [num] years [pron] | 79 |
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| 3 | [conj] [prep] [adj] years [pron] | 50 |
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| 4 | [conj] [prep] the years [pron] | 49 |
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| 5 | [conj] [prep] [art] years [pron] | 49 |
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| 6 | [conj] [prep] [art] years [pron] | 49 |
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| 7 | [conj] [prep] the years [pron] | 49 |
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| 8 | [conj] [prep] recent years [pron] | 40 |
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| 9 | [conj] [prep] recent years [pron] | 40 |
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| 10 | [conj] [prep] [det] years [pron] | 24 |
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| 11 | [conj] [prep] five years [pron] | 13 |
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| 12 | [conj] [prep] five years [pron] | 13 |
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| 13 | [conj] [prep] two years [pron] | 13 |
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| 14 | [conj] [prep] two years [pron] | 13 |
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| 15 | [conj] [prep] three years [pron] | 10 |
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| 16 | [conj] [prep] three years [pron] | 10 |
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| 17 | [conj] [prep] many years [pron] | 10 |
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| 18 | [conj] [prep] many years [pron] | 10 |
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| 19 | [conj] [prep] late years [pron] | 8 |
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| 20 | [conj] [prep] [adj -er] years [pron] | 7 |
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| 21 | [conj] [prep] later years [pron] | 7 |
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| 22 | [conj] [prep] ten years [pron] | 5 |
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| 23 | [conj] [prep] several years [pron] | 5 |
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| 24 | [conj] [prep] ten years [pron] | 5 |
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| 25 | [conj] [prep] several years [pron] | 5 |
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| 26 | [conj] [prep] years [verb] [pron] | 6 |
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| 27 | [conj] [prep] years come [pron] | 5 |
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| 28 | [conj] [prep] years to come [pron] | 5 |
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| 29 | [conj] [prep] years [to-vb] [pron] | 5 |
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| 30 | [conj] [prep] years [pron] [verb] | 12 |
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