| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] [num] years [pers pn] [vb past] | 146 |
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| 2 | for [adj] years [pers pn] [vb past] | 122 |
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| 3 | [prep] [adj] years he [vb past] | 94 |
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| 4 | [prep] [adj] years [pers pn] had | 79 |
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| 5 | [prep] [det] years [pers pn] [vb past] | 60 |
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| 6 | in [adj] years [pers pn] [vb past] | 49 |
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| 7 | [prep] [adj] years she [vb past] | 46 |
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| 8 | [prep] [adj] years i [vb past] | 44 |
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| 9 | [prep] two years [pers pn] [vb past] | 29 |
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| 10 | [prep] two years [pers pn] [vb past] | 29 |
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| 11 | after [adj] years [pers pn] [vb past] | 28 |
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| 12 | [prep] many years [pers pn] [vb past] | 25 |
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| 13 | [prep] many years [pers pn] [vb past] | 25 |
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| 14 | [prep] three years [pers pn] [vb past] | 19 |
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| 15 | [prep] three years [pers pn] [vb past] | 19 |
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| 16 | [prep] [adj] years they [vb past] | 18 |
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| 17 | [prep] later years [pers pn] [vb past] | 16 |
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| 18 | [prep] late years [pers pn] [vb past] | 16 |
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| 19 | [prep] [adj -er] years [pers pn] [vb past] | 16 |
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| 20 | [prep] [adj] years we [vb past] | 15 |
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| 21 | [prep] several years [pers pn] [vb past] | 15 |
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| 22 | [prep] [adj] years it [vb past] | 15 |
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| 23 | within [adj] years [pers pn] [vb past] | 15 |
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| 24 | [prep] several years [pers pn] [vb past] | 15 |
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| 25 | [prep] five years [pers pn] [vb past] | 13 |
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| 26 | [prep] five years [pers pn] [vb past] | 13 |
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| 27 | [prep] [adj] years [pers pn] [vb past] | 12 |
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| 28 | [prep] four years [pers pn] [vb past] | 11 |
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| 29 | [prep] four years [pers pn] [vb past] | 11 |
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| 30 | [prep] some years [pers pn] [vb past] | 10 |
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