| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] [adj] years ' [noun] | 67 |
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| 2 | [adj] [num] years ['s] [noun] | 54 |
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| 3 | [adj] [adj] years ['s] [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 4 | [num] [adj] years ['s] [noun] | 25 |
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| 5 | [det] [adj] years ['s] [noun] | 14 |
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| 6 | [num ord] [adj] years ['s] [noun] | 14 |
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| 7 | [adj] [adj] years ['s] [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 8 | [adj] five years ['s] [noun] | 11 |
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| 9 | [adj] five years ['s] [noun] | 11 |
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| 10 | [adj] two years ['s] [noun] | 10 |
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| 11 | [adj] two years ['s] [noun] | 10 |
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| 12 | [adj] [adj] years ['s] [noun] | 8 |
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| 13 | [adj] [adj] years ['s] service | 7 |
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| 14 | [adj] [adj] years ['s] service | 7 |
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| 15 | twenty [adj] years ['s] [noun] | 7 |
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| 16 | [adj] [adj] years ['s] [noun] | 7 |
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| 17 | twenty [adj] years ['s] [noun] | 7 |
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| 18 | last [adj] years ['s] [noun] | 6 |
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| 19 | first [adj] years ['s] [noun] | 6 |
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| 20 | some [adj] years ['s] [noun] | 6 |
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| 21 | first [adj] years ['s] [noun] | 6 |
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| 22 | some [adj] years ['s] [noun] | 6 |
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| 23 | further [adj] years ['s] [noun] | 6 |
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| 24 | [adj -er] [adj] years ['s] [noun] | 6 |
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| 25 | last [adj] years ['s] [noun] | 6 |
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| 26 | far [adj] years ['s] [noun] | 6 |
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| 27 | [adj] [adj] years ['s] earnings | 5 |
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| 28 | [adj] three years ['s] [noun] | 5 |
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| 29 | [adj] [adj] years ['s] experience | 5 |
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| 30 | [adj] four years ['s] [noun] | 5 |
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