| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] a [adj] years | 820 |
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| 2 | [prep] a [det] years | 581 |
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| 3 | [prep] a few years | 580 |
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| 4 | [prep] a few years | 580 |
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| 5 | for a [adj] years | 266 |
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| 6 | [prep] a [num] years | 236 |
|
| 7 | in a [adj] years | 181 |
|
| 8 | within a [adj] years | 133 |
|
| 9 | [prep] a hundred years | 109 |
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| 10 | [prep] a hundred years | 109 |
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| 11 | of a [adj] years | 70 |
|
| 12 | after a [adj] years | 66 |
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| 13 | [prep] a thousand years | 57 |
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| 14 | [prep] a thousand years | 57 |
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| 15 | [prep] a million years | 41 |
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| 16 | [prep] a million years | 41 |
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| 17 | until a [adj] years | 32 |
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| 18 | to a [adj] years | 17 |
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| 19 | [prep] a dozen years | 16 |
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| 20 | [prep] a dozen years | 16 |
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| 21 | over a [adj] years | 14 |
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| 22 | by a [adj] years | 7 |
|
| 23 | like a [adj] years | 6 |
|
| 24 | from a [adj] years | 5 |
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