SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	spend [num] years	376
2	spent [adj] years	234
3	spent [adj] years	186
4	spend [det] years	103
5	spend two years	73
6	spend two years	73
7	spend many years	53
8	spend many years	53
9	spend three years	45
10	spend three years	45
11	spending [adj] years	29
12	spend several years	28
13	spend several years	28
14	spend five years	26
15	spend five years	26
16	spend four years	22
17	spend four years	22
18	spend some years	20
19	spend some years	20
20	spend seven years	20
21	spend seven years	20
22	spend six years	18
23	spend six years	18
24	spend ten years	17
25	spend ten years	17
26	spend 10 years	16
27	to spend [adj] years	16
28	spend 10 years	16
29	spend eight years	14
30	spend eight years	14