| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] [adj] years be | 390 |
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| 2 | [prep] [num] years [be] | 178 |
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| 3 | [prep] [adj] years [was/were] | 150 |
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| 4 | for [adj] years [be] | 132 |
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| 5 | [prep] [adj] years [is] | 128 |
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| 6 | [prep] [adj] years is | 128 |
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| 7 | in [adj] years [be] | 120 |
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| 8 | [prep] [adj] years [be] | 106 |
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| 9 | [prep] [adj] years was | 104 |
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| 10 | [prep] [det] years [be] | 97 |
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| 11 | [prep] recent years [be] | 77 |
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| 12 | [prep] recent years [be] | 77 |
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| 13 | [prep] [adj] years been | 62 |
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| 14 | [prep] [adj] years [been] | 62 |
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| 15 | of [adj] years [be] | 56 |
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| 16 | [prep] many years [be] | 54 |
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| 17 | [prep] many years [be] | 54 |
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| 18 | [prep] [adj] years were | 46 |
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| 19 | [prep] [adj] years [am/are] | 43 |
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| 20 | [prep] [adj] years are | 43 |
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| 21 | [prep] five years [be] | 23 |
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| 22 | to [adj] years [be] | 23 |
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| 23 | [prep] five years [be] | 23 |
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| 24 | [prep] three years [be] | 20 |
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| 25 | [prep] three years [be] | 20 |
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| 26 | [prep] these years [be] | 16 |
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| 27 | [prep] these years [be] | 16 |
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| 28 | [prep] ten years [be] | 14 |
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| 29 | [prep] ten years [be] | 14 |
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| 30 | after [adj] years [be] | 11 |
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