| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [prep] several years | 327 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [prep] several years | 212 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] several years | 144 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] [prep] several years | 69 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] [prep] several years | 62 |
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| 6 | [adv] [prep] several years | 56 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] [prep] several years | 42 |
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| 8 | [adj] [prep] several years | 41 |
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| 9 | [adv] [prep] several years | 36 |
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| 10 | [adj] [prep] several years | 32 |
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| 11 | [conj] [prep] several years | 25 |
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| 12 | [pron] [prep] several years | 24 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [prep] several years | 24 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] [prep] several years | 19 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] [prep] several years | 18 |
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| 16 | [coord] [prep] several years | 17 |
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| 17 | [adv prt] [prep] several years | 15 |
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| 18 | [vb infin] [prep] several years | 14 |
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| 19 | and [prep] several years | 13 |
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| 20 | and [prep] several years | 13 |
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| 21 | work [prep] several years | 12 |
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| 22 | period [prep] several years | 12 |
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| 23 | [to-vb] [prep] several years | 11 |
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| 24 | have [prep] several years | 11 |
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| 25 | period [prep] several years | 9 |
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| 26 | last [prep] several years | 8 |
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| 27 | live [prep] several years | 8 |
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| 28 | together [prep] several years | 8 |
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| 29 | together [prep] several years | 8 |
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| 30 | empty [prep] several years | 7 |
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