| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] the [adj] [num] years | 2536 |
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| 2 | [prep] the past [adj] years | 2536 |
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| 3 | over the [adj] [adj] years | 1081 |
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| 4 | in the [adj] [adj] years | 805 |
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| 5 | for the [adj] [adj] years | 648 |
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| 6 | [prep] the [adj] [det] years | 433 |
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| 7 | [prep] the [adj] few years | 431 |
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| 8 | [prep] the [adj] few years | 431 |
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| 9 | [prep] the [adj] two years | 397 |
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| 10 | [prep] the [adj] two years | 397 |
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| 11 | [prep] the [adj] five years | 251 |
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| 12 | [prep] the [adj] five years | 251 |
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| 13 | during the [adj] [adj] years | 251 |
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| 14 | [prep] the [adj] three years | 239 |
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| 15 | [prep] the [adj] three years | 239 |
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| 16 | [prep] the previous [adj] years | 231 |
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| 17 | of the [adj] [adj] years | 196 |
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| 18 | [prep] the [adj] ten years | 153 |
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| 19 | [prep] the [adj] ten years | 153 |
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| 20 | [prep] the [adj] 10 years | 140 |
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| 21 | [prep] the [adj] 10 years | 140 |
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| 22 | [prep] the [adj] 20 years | 123 |
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| 23 | [prep] the [adj] 20 years | 123 |
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| 24 | [prep] the [adj] four years | 118 |
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| 25 | [prep] the [adj] four years | 118 |
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| 26 | [prep] the [adj] [adj] years | 88 |
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| 27 | [prep] the following [adj] years | 88 |
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| 28 | [prep] the [adj] 30 years | 83 |
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| 29 | [prep] the [adj] 30 years | 83 |
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| 30 | [prep] the [adj] six years | 80 |
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