No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | [be] a few years [adj] | 22 | |
2 | be a few years [adj] | 22 | |
3 | [prep] a few years [adj] | 17 | |
4 | [prep] a few years [adj] | 17 | |
5 | within a few years [adj] | 10 | |
6 | within a few years [adj] | 10 | |
7 | [is] a few years [adj] | 9 | |
8 | [adv] a few years [adj] | 8 | |
9 | [adv] a few years [adj] | 7 | |
10 | 's a few years [adj] | 6 | |
11 | [was/were] a few years [adj] | 6 | |
12 | was a few years [adj] | 6 | |
13 | a few years [adv] [adj] | 34 | |
14 | a few years [adv] [adj] | 33 | |
15 | a few years [prep] [adj] | 29 | |
16 | a few years [prep] [adj] | 29 | |
17 | a few years ago [adj] | 24 | |
18 | a few years ago [adj] | 24 | |
19 | a few years [art] [adj] | 10 | |
20 | a few years [art] [adj] | 10 | |
21 | a few years of [adj] | 8 | |
22 | a few years of [adj] | 8 | |
23 | a few years in [adj] | 7 | |
24 | a few years in [adj] | 7 | |
25 | a few years the [adj] | 6 | |
26 | a few years [conj] [adj] | 6 | |
27 | a few years the [adj] | 6 | |
28 | a few years before [adj] | 5 | |
29 | a few years after [adj] | 5 | |
30 | a few years before [adj] | 5 |