| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] years | 1048 |
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| 2 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] [num] years | 754 |
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| 3 | [be] [vb pp] for [adj] years | 482 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] years | 396 |
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| 5 | been [vb pp] [prep] [adj] years | 359 |
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| 6 | [been] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] years | 359 |
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| 7 | was [vb pp] [prep] [adj] years | 353 |
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| 8 | [be] [vb pp] to [adj] years | 192 |
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| 9 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] years | 185 |
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| 10 | be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] years | 185 |
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| 11 | [be] [vb pp] in [adj] years | 168 |
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| 12 | [be] jailed [prep] [adj] years | 165 |
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| 13 | [be] sentenced [prep] [adj] years | 151 |
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| 14 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] [det] years | 149 |
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| 15 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] years | 133 |
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| 16 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] two years | 119 |
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| 17 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] two years | 119 |
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| 18 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] three years | 96 |
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| 19 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] three years | 96 |
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| 20 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] many years | 95 |
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| 21 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] many years | 95 |
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| 22 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] recent years | 93 |
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| 23 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] recent years | 93 |
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| 24 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] five years | 80 |
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| 25 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] five years | 80 |
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| 26 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] seven years | 50 |
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| 27 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] seven years | 50 |
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| 28 | [be] [vb pp] within [adj] years | 49 |
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| 29 | [be] [vb pp] after [adj] years | 48 |
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| 30 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] four years | 48 |
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