SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] [prep] the first [adj] years	184
2	[noun sg] [prep] the first [adj] years	108
3	[verb] [prep] the first [adj] years	74
4	[noun pl] [prep] the first [adj] years	53
5	[adj] [prep] the first [adj] years	45
6	[vb pp] [prep] the first [adj] years	41
7	[adv] [prep] the first [adj] years	35
8	[conj] [prep] the first [adj] years	29
9	[adv] [prep] the first [adj] years	27
10	[det] [prep] the first [adj] years	18
11	[adj] [prep] the first [adj] years	18
12	[coord] [prep] the first [adj] years	18
13	[n mass] [prep] the first [adj] years	15
14	and [prep] the first [adj] years	12
15	and [prep] the first [adj] years	12
16	sales [prep] the first [adj] years	9
17	sales [prep] the first [adj] years	9
18	[vb past] [prep] the first [adj] years	9
19	[adv prt] [prep] the first [adj] years	8
20	each [prep] the first [adj] years	8
21	each [prep] the first [adj] years	8
22	[noun prp] [prep] the first [adj] years	8
23	[pron] [prep] the first [adj] years	8
24	[num] [prep] the first [adj] years	8
25	[v-ing] [prep] the first [adj] years	8
26	[no cls] [prep] the first [adj] years	7
27	[unc] [prep] the first [adj] years	7
28	[that] [prep] the first [adj] years	6
29	but [prep] the first [adj] years	6
30	occur [prep] the first [adj] years	6