| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] the [adj] year | 6326 |
|
| 2 | [prep] the [adj] year | 4747 |
|
| 3 | in the [adj] year | 4063 |
|
| 4 | [prep] the [adj] years | 2809 |
|
| 5 | [prep] the [num ord] year | 2345 |
|
| 6 | [prep] the [num] year | 1301 |
|
| 7 | of the [adj] year | 1139 |
|
| 8 | for the [adj] year | 1076 |
|
| 9 | [prep] the first year | 803 |
|
| 10 | [prep] the first year | 803 |
|
| 11 | during the [adj] year | 783 |
|
| 12 | over the [adj] year | 749 |
|
| 13 | [prep] the past year | 622 |
|
| 14 | [prep] the past year | 622 |
|
| 15 | [prep] the last year | 601 |
|
| 16 | [prep] the last year | 601 |
|
| 17 | [prep] the [det] year | 601 |
|
| 18 | [prep] the previous year | 595 |
|
| 19 | [prep] the previous year | 595 |
|
| 20 | [prep] the new year | 518 |
|
| 21 | [prep] the new year | 518 |
|
| 22 | [prep] the early year | 508 |
|
| 23 | [prep] the early year | 472 |
|
| 24 | [prep] the following year | 452 |
|
| 25 | [prep] the following year | 452 |
|
| 26 | [prep] the same year | 451 |
|
| 27 | [prep] the same year | 451 |
|
| 28 | [prep] the next year | 328 |
|
| 29 | [prep] the next year | 328 |
|
| 30 | [prep] the coming year | 314 |
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