SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] [prep] the years	1094
2	[noun sg] [prep] the years	582
3	[noun] over the years	557
4	[noun] over the years	557
5	[noun pl] [prep] the years	394
6	[noun] in the years	241
7	[noun] in the years	241
8	[noun prp] [prep] the years	98
9	[noun] of the years	72
10	[noun] of the years	72
11	[noun] for the years	60
12	[noun] for the years	60
13	[noun] during the years	59
14	[noun] during the years	59
15	[noun] down the years	25
16	[noun] down the years	25
17	[noun] through the years	20
18	[noun] through the years	20
19	[n mass] [prep] the years	18
20	time [prep] the years	15
21	[noun] throughout the years	14
22	[noun] between the years	14
23	[noun] throughout the years	14
24	[noun] between the years	14
25	times [prep] the years	13
26	[noun] from the years	11
27	[noun] from the years	11
28	work [prep] the years	10
29	work [prep] the years	10
30	development [prep] the years	9