| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [prep] the [num] years [pers pn] | 21 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [prep] the [num] years [pers pn] | 12 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] the [num] years [pers pn] | 11 |
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| 4 | [adj] [prep] the [num] years [pers pn] | 9 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] [prep] the [num] years [pers pn] | 8 |
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| 6 | [prep] the [adj] [num] years [pers pn] | 286 |
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| 7 | [prep] the [num ord] [num] years [pers pn] | 188 |
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| 8 | [prep] the [adj] [num] years [pers pn] | 98 |
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| 9 | [prep] the last [num] years [pers pn] | 92 |
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| 10 | [prep] the last [num] years [pers pn] | 92 |
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| 11 | [prep] the next [num] years [pers pn] | 87 |
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| 12 | [prep] the next [num] years [pers pn] | 87 |
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| 13 | [prep] the past [num] years [pers pn] | 83 |
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| 14 | [prep] the past [num] years [pers pn] | 83 |
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| 15 | [prep] the first [num] years [pers pn] | 9 |
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| 16 | [prep] the first [num] years [pers pn] | 9 |
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| 17 | [prep] the previous [num] years [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 18 | [prep] the previous [num] years [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 19 | [prep] the following [num] years [pers pn] | 6 |
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| 20 | [prep] the following [num] years [pers pn] | 6 |
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| 21 | [prep] the [num] years [conj] [pers pn] | 58 |
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| 22 | [prep] the [num] years [subord] [pers pn] | 39 |
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| 23 | [prep] the [num] years since [pers pn] | 32 |
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| 24 | [prep] the [num] years since [pers pn] | 32 |
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| 25 | [prep] the [num] years that [pers pn] | 18 |
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| 26 | [prep] the [num] years that [pers pn] | 18 |
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| 27 | [prep] the [num] years [that] [pers pn] | 18 |
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| 28 | [prep] the [num] years before [pers pn] | 5 |
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| 29 | [prep] the [num] years before [pers pn] | 5 |
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| 30 | [prep] the [num] years [pers pn] [verb] | 74 |
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