| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [prep] the [num ord] [num] years | 2007 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [prep] the [num ord] [num] years | 1155 |
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| 3 | [noun] [prep] the last [num] years | 1062 |
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| 4 | [noun] [prep] the next [num] years | 777 |
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| 5 | [noun] over the [num ord] [num] years | 736 |
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| 6 | [noun] over the [num ord] [num] years | 736 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] [prep] the [num ord] [num] years | 587 |
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| 8 | [noun] for the [num ord] [num] years | 493 |
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| 9 | [noun] for the [num ord] [num] years | 493 |
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| 10 | [noun] in the [num ord] [num] years | 408 |
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| 11 | [noun] in the [num ord] [num] years | 408 |
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| 12 | [noun] [prep] the [num ord] two years | 303 |
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| 13 | [noun] [prep] the [num ord] three years | 281 |
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| 14 | [noun] [prep] the [num ord] five years | 228 |
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| 15 | [noun] of the [num ord] [num] years | 165 |
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| 16 | [noun] [prep] the first [num] years | 165 |
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| 17 | [noun] of the [num ord] [num] years | 165 |
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| 18 | [noun prp] [prep] the [num ord] [num] years | 165 |
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| 19 | [noun] [prep] the [num ord] ten years | 145 |
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| 20 | [noun] during the [num ord] [num] years | 128 |
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| 21 | [noun] during the [num ord] [num] years | 128 |
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| 22 | [noun] [prep] the [num ord] four years | 105 |
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| 23 | [n mass] [prep] the [num ord] [num] years | 97 |
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| 24 | [noun] [prep] the [num ord] twenty years | 90 |
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| 25 | [noun] [prep] the [num ord] 10 years | 85 |
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| 26 | [noun] [prep] the [num ord] 20 years | 79 |
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| 27 | [noun] within the [num ord] [num] years | 58 |
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| 28 | [noun] within the [num ord] [num] years | 58 |
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| 29 | [noun] [prep] the [num ord] thirty years | 43 |
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| 30 | year [prep] the [num ord] [num] years | 41 |
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