| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] [adv] [adj] years [pers pn] | 46 |
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| 2 | [prep] [adv] [num] years [pers pn] | 36 |
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| 3 | for [adv] [adj] years [pers pn] | 31 |
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| 4 | for [adv] [adj] years [pers pn] | 31 |
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| 5 | [prep] over [adj] years [pers pn] | 14 |
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| 6 | [prep] [adv] [adj] years he | 12 |
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| 7 | [prep] [adv] [adj] years it | 11 |
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| 8 | [prep] [adv] [adj] years i | 10 |
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| 9 | [prep] nearly [adj] years [pers pn] | 10 |
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| 10 | [prep] [adv] [det] years [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 11 | in [adv] [adj] years [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 12 | [prep] [adv] many years [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 13 | [prep] [adv] many years [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 14 | in [adv] [adj] years [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 15 | [prep] [adv] twenty years [pers pn] | 5 |
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| 16 | [prep] [adv] [adj] years they | 5 |
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| 17 | [prep] [adv] twenty years [pers pn] | 5 |
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| 18 | [prep] [adv] two years [pers pn] | 5 |
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| 19 | [prep] [adv] two years [pers pn] | 5 |
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