| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the [num ord] [num] years [pers pn] | 198 |
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| 2 | the last [num] years [pers pn] | 99 |
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| 3 | the [adj] [num] years [pers pn] | 99 |
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| 4 | the last [num] years [pers pn] | 99 |
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| 5 | the next [num] years [pers pn] | 89 |
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| 6 | the next [num] years [pers pn] | 89 |
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| 7 | the past [num] years [pers pn] | 84 |
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| 8 | the past [num] years [pers pn] | 84 |
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| 9 | the [adj] [num] years he | 83 |
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| 10 | the [adj] [num] years i | 60 |
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| 11 | the [adj] two years [pers pn] | 57 |
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| 12 | the [adj] [num] years we | 52 |
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| 13 | the [adj] [num] years it | 47 |
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| 14 | the [adj] three years [pers pn] | 41 |
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| 15 | the [adj] five years [pers pn] | 33 |
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| 16 | the [adj] ten years [pers pn] | 31 |
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| 17 | the [adj] [num] years she | 24 |
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| 18 | the [adj] [num] years they | 23 |
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| 19 | the [adj] four years [pers pn] | 20 |
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| 20 | the [adj] twenty years [pers pn] | 17 |
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| 21 | the first [num] years [pers pn] | 10 |
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| 22 | the [adj] six years [pers pn] | 10 |
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| 23 | the first [num] years [pers pn] | 10 |
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| 24 | the [adj] 10 years [pers pn] | 9 |
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| 25 | the [adj] [num] years you | 8 |
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| 26 | the previous [num] years [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 27 | the previous [num] years [pers pn] | 7 |
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| 28 | the following [num] years [pers pn] | 6 |
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| 29 | the [adj] twelve years [pers pn] | 6 |
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| 30 | the following [num] years [pers pn] | 6 |
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