SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
31	[prep] [noun] eight years	20
32	[prep] [pron] eight years	16
33	[prep] [adj] eight years	15
34	[prep] [pos pn] eight years	14
35	[prep] [noun prp] eight years	13
36	[prep] his eight years	12
37	[prep] his eight years	12
38	[prep] [det] eight years	11
39	[prep] nearly eight years	8
40	[prep] nearly eight years	8
41	[prep] over eight years	7
42	[prep] least eight years	7
43	[prep] least eight years	7
44	[prep] over eight years	7
45	[prep] [noun sg] eight years	6
46	[prep] about eight years	6
47	[prep] about eight years	6
48	[prep] eight [adj] years	9
49	[prep] eight years [prep]	72
50	[prep] eight years [prep]	72
51	[prep] eight years [conj]	36
52	[prep] eight years [coord]	28
53	[prep] eight years and	24
54	[prep] eight years and	24
55	[prep] eight years in	22
56	[prep] eight years in	22
57	[prep] eight years of	22
58	[prep] eight years of	22
59	[prep] eight years [adv]	12
60	[prep] eight years [adv]	10