| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [prep] the years the [noun] | 44 |
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| 2 | [prep] the years the [noun] | 44 |
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| 3 | over the years the [noun] | 42 |
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| 4 | over the years the [noun] | 42 |
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| 5 | the [adj] years the [noun] | 38 |
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| 6 | the [adj] years the [noun] | 25 |
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| 7 | the [num] years the [noun] | 11 |
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| 8 | the early years the [noun] | 6 |
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| 9 | the early years the [noun] | 6 |
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| 10 | the years [prep] the [noun] | 112 |
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| 11 | the years [prep] the [noun] | 112 |
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| 12 | the years of the [noun] | 25 |
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| 13 | the years [conj] the [noun] | 25 |
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| 14 | the years of the [noun] | 25 |
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| 15 | the years [adv] the [noun] | 20 |
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| 16 | the years after the [noun] | 18 |
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| 17 | the years after the [noun] | 18 |
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| 18 | the years [adv] the [noun] | 14 |
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| 19 | the years [subord] the [noun] | 13 |
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| 20 | the years following the [noun] | 13 |
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| 21 | the years following the [noun] | 13 |
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| 22 | the years between the [noun] | 12 |
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| 23 | the years in the [noun] | 12 |
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| 24 | the years in the [noun] | 12 |
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| 25 | the years between the [noun] | 12 |
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| 26 | the years [verb] the [noun] | 11 |
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| 27 | the years since the [noun] | 7 |
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| 28 | the years since the [noun] | 7 |
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| 29 | the years and the [noun] | 6 |
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| 30 | the years [coord] the [noun] | 6 |
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