SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun pl] [prep] the [num] years	111
2	[noun pl] [prep] the [num] years	111
3	[noun pl] in the [num] years	41
4	[noun pl] in the [num] years	41
5	[noun pl] over the [num] years	19
6	[noun pl] over the [num] years	19
7	[noun pl] of the [num] years	17
8	[noun pl] during the [num] years	17
9	[noun pl] of the [num] years	17
10	[noun pl] during the [num] years	17
11	[noun pl] [prep] the three years	14
12	[noun pl] [prep] the five years	12
13	[noun pl] for the [num] years	10
14	[noun pl] for the [num] years	10
15	[noun pl] [prep] the two years	9
16	[noun pl] [prep] the hundred years	9
17	[noun pl] [prep] the four years	8
18	[noun pl] [prep] the ten years	7
19	[noun pl] [prep] the thirty years	6
20	[noun pl] [prep] the seven years	6
21	stages [prep] the [num] years	5
22	[noun pl] [prep] the eight years	5
23	times [prep] the [num] years	5