| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [num] years | 286 |
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| 2 | [verb] up [prep] [adj] years | 174 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] years | 123 |
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| 4 | [verb] [adv prt] for [adj] years | 117 |
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| 5 | [verb] [adv prt] to [adj] years | 110 |
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| 6 | [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] years | 65 |
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| 7 | [verb] on [prep] [adj] years | 60 |
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| 8 | [vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] years | 57 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] years | 57 |
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| 10 | [verb] [adv prt] in [adj] years | 54 |
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| 11 | [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [det] years | 48 |
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| 12 | [verb] [adv prt] [prep] two years | 47 |
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| 13 | [verb] [adv prt] [prep] two years | 47 |
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| 14 | [verb] out [prep] [adj] years | 47 |
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| 15 | go [adv prt] [prep] [adj] years | 45 |
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| 16 | [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] years | 40 |
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| 17 | take [adv prt] [prep] [adj] years | 33 |
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| 18 | [verb] back [prep] [adj] years | 30 |
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| 19 | [verb] [adv prt] after [adj] years | 30 |
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| 20 | [verb] [adv prt] [prep] many years | 28 |
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| 21 | [verb] [adv prt] [prep] many years | 28 |
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| 22 | [verb] [adv prt] [prep] five years | 27 |
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| 23 | [vb -s] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] years | 27 |
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| 24 | [verb] [adv prt] [prep] five years | 27 |
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| 25 | [vb base] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] years | 25 |
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| 26 | take [adv prt] [prep] [adj] years | 24 |
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| 27 | [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] years | 23 |
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| 28 | [verb] [adv prt] [prep] recent years | 23 |
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| 29 | [verb] [adv prt] [prep] recent years | 23 |
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| 30 | [verb] [adv prt] [prep] three years | 21 |
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