| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] [adv] [adj] years | 416 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] [adv] [num] years | 368 |
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| 3 | [verb] for [adv] [adj] years | 249 |
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| 4 | [verb] for [adv] [adj] years | 249 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] [prep] [adv] [adj] years | 193 |
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| 6 | [verb] [prep] over [adj] years | 109 |
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| 7 | [verb] at [adv] [adj] years | 95 |
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| 8 | [verb] at [adv] [adj] years | 95 |
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| 9 | [verb] [prep] least [adj] years | 84 |
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| 10 | [verb] [prep] about [adj] years | 59 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [prep] [adv] [adj] years | 58 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] [prep] [adv] [adj] years | 58 |
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| 13 | [verb] [prep] [adv] two years | 56 |
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| 14 | [verb] [prep] [adv] two years | 56 |
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| 15 | [verb] [prep] nearly [adj] years | 53 |
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| 16 | [verb] [prep] [adv] [det] years | 44 |
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| 17 | [verb] [prep] [adv] many years | 43 |
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| 18 | [verb] [prep] [adv] many years | 43 |
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| 19 | [vb infin] [prep] [adv] [adj] years | 41 |
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| 20 | [verb] [prep] so [adj] years | 32 |
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| 21 | [verb] [prep] [adv] three years | 31 |
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| 22 | [verb] [prep] [adv] three years | 31 |
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| 23 | [verb] [prep] [adv] five years | 27 |
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| 24 | [to-vb] [prep] [adv] [adj] years | 27 |
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| 25 | [verb] [prep] [adv] five years | 27 |
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| 26 | have [prep] [adv] [adj] years | 25 |
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| 27 | take [prep] [adv] [adj] years | 24 |
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| 28 | [verb] [prep] [adv] 20 years | 22 |
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| 29 | [verb] [prep] [adv] 20 years | 22 |
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| 30 | [vb base] [prep] [adv] [adj] years | 22 |
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