| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a [noun] [prep] [adj] years | 969 |
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| 2 | a [noun sg] [prep] [adj] years | 967 |
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| 3 | a [noun] [prep] [num] years | 836 |
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| 4 | a [noun] of [adj] years | 626 |
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| 5 | a [noun] of [adj] years | 626 |
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| 6 | a period [prep] [adj] years | 244 |
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| 7 | a period [prep] [adj] years | 244 |
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| 8 | a [noun] for [adj] years | 227 |
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| 9 | a [noun] for [adj] years | 227 |
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| 10 | a [noun] [prep] five years | 104 |
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| 11 | a [noun] [prep] five years | 104 |
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| 12 | a [noun] [prep] three years | 87 |
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| 13 | a [noun] [prep] three years | 87 |
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| 14 | a [noun] [prep] [det] years | 83 |
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| 15 | a [noun] [prep] two years | 81 |
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| 16 | a [noun] [prep] two years | 81 |
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| 17 | a [noun] [prep] ten years | 56 |
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| 18 | a [noun] [prep] ten years | 56 |
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| 19 | a maximum [prep] [adj] years | 48 |
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| 20 | a maximum [prep] [adj] years | 48 |
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| 21 | a [noun] in [adj] years | 47 |
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| 22 | a [noun] in [adj] years | 47 |
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| 23 | a [noun] [prep] [adj] years | 45 |
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| 24 | a minimum [prep] [adj] years | 41 |
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| 25 | a minimum [prep] [adj] years | 41 |
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| 26 | a term [prep] [adj] years | 39 |
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| 27 | a term [prep] [adj] years | 39 |
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| 28 | a [noun] [prep] many years | 37 |
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| 29 | a [noun] [prep] many years | 37 |
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| 30 | a total [prep] [adj] years | 32 |
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