| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] the [adj] [num] years they | 23 |
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| 2 | [prep] the [num ord] [num] years they | 17 |
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| 3 | [prep] the next [num] years they | 9 |
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| 4 | [prep] the next [num] years they | 9 |
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| 5 | [prep] the last [num] years they | 7 |
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| 6 | [prep] the last [num] years they | 7 |
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| 7 | [prep] the past [num] years they | 6 |
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| 8 | [prep] the [adj] [num] years they | 6 |
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| 9 | [prep] the past [num] years they | 6 |
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| 10 | [prep] the [num] years [conj] they | 8 |
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| 11 | [prep] the [num] years [subord] they | 5 |
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| 12 | [prep] the [num] years they [verb] | 15 |
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| 13 | [prep] the [num] years they have | 13 |
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| 14 | [prep] the [num] years they [vb past] | 8 |
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| 15 | [prep] the [num] years they [vb base] | 7 |
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| 16 | [prep] the [num] years they had | 6 |
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| 17 | [prep] the [num] years they have | 5 |
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