| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] it was [num] years | 54 |
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| 2 | [subord] it was [num] years | 41 |
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| 3 | than it was [num] years | 26 |
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| 4 | than it was [num] years | 26 |
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| 5 | [coord] it was [num] years | 11 |
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| 6 | what it was [num] years | 10 |
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| 7 | [pron] it was [num] years | 10 |
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| 8 | what it was [num] years | 10 |
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| 9 | [Wh det] it was [num] years | 10 |
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| 10 | as it was [num] years | 8 |
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| 11 | [verb] it was [num] years | 8 |
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| 12 | as it was [num] years | 8 |
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| 13 | and it was [num] years | 6 |
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| 14 | and it was [num] years | 6 |
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| 15 | [vb base] it was [num] years | 5 |
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| 16 | but it was [num] years | 5 |
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| 17 | but it was [num] years | 5 |
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| 18 | it was [adv] [num] years | 62 |
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| 19 | it was [adv] [num] years | 62 |
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| 20 | it was [verb] [num] years | 20 |
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| 21 | it was [vb pp] [num] years | 19 |
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| 22 | it was only [num] years | 18 |
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| 23 | it was only [num] years | 18 |
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| 24 | it was about [num] years | 14 |
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| 25 | it was [adj] [num] years | 14 |
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| 26 | it was about [num] years | 14 |
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| 27 | it was [det] [num] years | 11 |
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| 28 | it was nearly [num] years | 9 |
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| 29 | it was nearly [num] years | 9 |
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| 30 | it was another [num] years | 8 |
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