| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | but [prep] [num] years | 70 |
|
| 2 | but in [adj] years | 69 |
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| 3 | but [prep] [adj] years | 57 |
|
| 4 | but [prep] recent years | 51 |
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| 5 | but [prep] recent years | 51 |
|
| 6 | but for [adj] years | 26 |
|
| 7 | but after [adj] years | 25 |
|
| 8 | but [prep] [det] years | 16 |
|
| 9 | but [prep] two years | 15 |
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| 10 | but [prep] two years | 15 |
|
| 11 | but within [adj] years | 12 |
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| 12 | but [prep] many years | 8 |
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| 13 | but [prep] late years | 8 |
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| 14 | but [prep] many years | 8 |
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| 15 | but [prep] [adj -er] years | 7 |
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| 16 | but [prep] later years | 7 |
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| 17 | but [prep] three years | 6 |
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| 18 | but [prep] three years | 6 |
|
| 19 | but at [adj] years | 5 |
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| 20 | but [prep] 20 years | 5 |
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| 21 | but [prep] 20 years | 5 |
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| 22 | but [prep] 10 years | 5 |
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| 23 | but [prep] 10 years | 5 |
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| 24 | but [prep] five years | 5 |
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| 25 | but [prep] five years | 5 |
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