| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [num] years | 385 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [num] year | 384 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] [prep] [num] year | 362 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] for [num] year | 192 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] to [num] year | 140 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] jail [prep] [num] year | 132 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] jailed [prep] [num] year | 132 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] sentence [prep] [num] year | 124 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] sentenced [prep] [num] year | 124 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] two year | 52 |
|
| 11 | were [verb] [prep] [num] year | 47 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] three year | 45 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] five year | 42 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] seven year | 29 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] four year | 25 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [num] year | 24 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] 10 year | 24 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] after [num] year | 23 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] six year | 20 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] eight year | 15 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] by [num] year | 15 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [num] year | 14 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] one year | 14 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] ten year | 14 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] 15 year | 14 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] 20 year | 12 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] 14 year | 11 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] in [num] year | 11 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] [num] year | 11 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] 12 year | 9 |
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