SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun sg] for the [adj] [num] years	521
2	[noun] for the [num ord] [num] years	493
3	[noun] for the [adj] [num] years	299
4	[noun] for the past [num] years	265
5	[noun] for the past [num] years	265
6	[noun] for the last [num] years	230
7	[noun] for the last [num] years	230
8	[noun] for the next [num] years	218
9	[noun] for the next [num] years	218
10	[noun pl] for the [adj] [num] years	162
11	[noun] for the [adj] three years	114
12	[noun] for the [adj] two years	110
13	[noun prp] for the [adj] [num] years	98
14	[noun] for the [adj] five years	82
15	[noun] for the [adj] four years	49
16	[noun] for the [adj] ten years	44
17	[noun] for the first [num] years	43
18	[noun] for the first [num] years	43
19	[noun] for the [adj] 10 years	33
20	year for the [adj] [num] years	29
21	year for the [adj] [num] years	29
22	[noun] for the [adj] twenty years	26
23	[noun] for the [adj] 20 years	24
24	[noun] for the [adj] six years	23
25	[noun] for the previous [num] years	18
26	[noun] for the previous [num] years	18
27	[noun] for the [adj] seven years	16
28	[noun] for the [adj] eight years	15
29	[noun] for the [adj] 12 years	14
30	[noun] for the [adj] 30 years	13