| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] the [adj] years [prep] | 1199 |
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| 2 | [prep] the [adj] years of | 893 |
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| 3 | in the [adj] years [prep] | 630 |
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| 4 | in the [adj] years [prep] | 630 |
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| 5 | [prep] the [adj] years [prep] | 574 |
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| 6 | [prep] the early years [prep] | 367 |
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| 7 | [prep] the [num] years [prep] | 355 |
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| 8 | [prep] the early years [prep] | 351 |
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| 9 | during the [adj] years [prep] | 187 |
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| 10 | during the [adj] years [prep] | 187 |
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| 11 | [prep] the [num ord] years [prep] | 165 |
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| 12 | [prep] the last years [prep] | 108 |
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| 13 | [prep] the last years [prep] | 108 |
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| 14 | of the [adj] years [prep] | 72 |
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| 15 | of the [adj] years [prep] | 72 |
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| 16 | [prep] the first years [prep] | 56 |
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| 17 | [prep] the first years [prep] | 56 |
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| 18 | [prep] the [adj -er] years [prep] | 52 |
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| 19 | over the [adj] years [prep] | 49 |
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| 20 | over the [adj] years [prep] | 49 |
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| 21 | [prep] the middle years [prep] | 46 |
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| 22 | [prep] the [adj] years after | 46 |
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| 23 | [prep] the middle years [prep] | 46 |
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| 24 | for the [adj] years [prep] | 45 |
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| 25 | for the [adj] years [prep] | 45 |
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| 26 | from the [adj] years [prep] | 43 |
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| 27 | from the [adj] years [prep] | 43 |
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| 28 | [prep] the five years [prep] | 42 |
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| 29 | [prep] the five years [prep] | 42 |
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| 30 | [prep] the [adj] years before | 40 |
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