SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] over the [adj] [num] years	1173
2	[noun] over the [num ord] [adj] years	894
3	[noun sg] over the [adj] [adj] years	752
4	[noun] over the [adj] [adj] years	515
5	[noun] over the past [adj] years	460
6	[noun] over the past [adj] years	460
7	[noun] over the next [adj] years	451
8	[noun] over the next [adj] years	451
9	[noun pl] over the [adj] [adj] years	436
10	[noun] over the last [adj] years	426
11	[noun] over the last [adj] years	426
12	[noun] over the [adj] [det] years	236
13	[noun] over the [adj] few years	235
14	[noun] over the [adj] few years	235
15	[noun] over the [adj] two years	161
16	[noun] over the [adj] two years	161
17	[noun] over the [adj] three years	149
18	[noun] over the [adj] three years	149
19	[noun] over the [adj] five years	140
20	[noun] over the [adj] five years	140
21	[noun prp] over the [adj] [adj] years	131
22	[n mass] over the [adj] [adj] years	91
23	[noun] over the [adj] ten years	79
24	[noun] over the [adj] ten years	79
25	[noun] over the [adj] 20 years	64
26	[noun] over the [adj] 20 years	64
27	[noun] over the [adj] four years	60
28	[noun] over the [adj] four years	60
29	[noun] over the [adj] 10 years	57
30	[noun] over the [adj] 10 years	57