| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | for [adj] years [conj] | 1190 |
|
| 2 | for [adj] years [coord] | 964 |
|
| 3 | for [num] years [conj] | 879 |
|
| 4 | for [adj] years and | 771 |
|
| 5 | for [adj] years and | 771 |
|
| 6 | for [det] years [conj] | 305 |
|
| 7 | for [adj] years [subord] | 199 |
|
| 8 | for many years [conj] | 177 |
|
| 9 | for many years [conj] | 177 |
|
| 10 | for two years [conj] | 126 |
|
| 11 | for two years [conj] | 126 |
|
| 12 | for [adj] years or | 116 |
|
| 13 | for [adj] years or | 116 |
|
| 14 | for five years [conj] | 88 |
|
| 15 | for five years [conj] | 88 |
|
| 16 | for three years [conj] | 76 |
|
| 17 | for [adj] years but | 76 |
|
| 18 | for [adj] years but | 76 |
|
| 19 | for three years [conj] | 76 |
|
| 20 | for several years [conj] | 74 |
|
| 21 | for several years [conj] | 74 |
|
| 22 | for four years [conj] | 54 |
|
| 23 | for four years [conj] | 54 |
|
| 24 | for some years [conj] | 48 |
|
| 25 | for some years [conj] | 48 |
|
| 26 | for ten years [conj] | 47 |
|
| 27 | for ten years [conj] | 47 |
|
| 28 | for [adj] years until | 39 |
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| 29 | for [adj] years until | 39 |
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| 30 | for [adj] years before | 37 |
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