| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] for the [adj] [num] years | 521 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] for the [num ord] [num] years | 342 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] for the first [num] [noun] | 119 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] for the first [num] [noun pl] | 116 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] [prep] the first [num] years | 97 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] [prep] the first [num] years | 97 |
|
| 7 | [noun] for the first [num] years | 43 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] for the first [adj] years | 29 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] for the first [num] years | 27 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] for the first [num] years | 27 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] for the first [num] year | 27 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] for the first [num] years | 27 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] for [art] first [num] years | 27 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] for [art] first [num] years | 27 |
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