SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[art] [noun] [prep] the [num] years	112
2	[art] [noun sg] [prep] the [num] years	96
3	the [noun] [prep] the [num] years	91
4	[art] [noun] of the [num] years	66
5	[art] end [prep] the [num] years	29
6	[art] end [prep] the [num] years	29
7	[art] [noun] in the [num] years	16
8	a [noun] [prep] the [num] years	15
9	[art] [noun] [prep] the five years	15
10	[art] [noun] [prep] the seven years	15
11	[art] [noun] [prep] the hundred years	14
12	[art] [noun] [prep] the thirty years	13
13	[art] [noun] [prep] the two years	12
14	[art] [noun] [prep] the three years	11
15	[art] [noun pl] [prep] the [num] years	10
16	[art] [noun] [prep] the ten years	7
17	[art] [noun] over the [num] years	7
18	[art] [noun] during the [num] years	7
19	[art] [noun prp] [prep] the [num] years	6
20	[art] [noun] for the [num] years	5
21	[art] whole [prep] the [num] years	5
22	[art] whole [prep] the [num] years	5