| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | for the [adj] few | 463 |
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| 2 | for the [num ord] few | 352 |
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| 3 | for the next few | 146 |
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| 4 | for the next few | 146 |
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| 5 | for the [adj] few | 111 |
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| 6 | for the first few | 110 |
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| 7 | for the first few | 110 |
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| 8 | for the last few | 96 |
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| 9 | for the last few | 96 |
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| 10 | for the past few | 86 |
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| 11 | for the past few | 86 |
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| 12 | for the previous few | 5 |
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| 13 | for the previous few | 5 |
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| 14 | [noun] for the few | 21 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] for the few | 16 |
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| 16 | [verb] for the few | 8 |
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| 17 | [conj] for the few | 7 |
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| 18 | [adv] for the few | 5 |
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| 19 | [adj] for the few | 5 |
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| 20 | for the few [noun] | 31 |
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| 21 | for the few [noun pl] | 29 |
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| 22 | for the few [adj] | 12 |
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| 23 | for the few [adj] | 11 |
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| 24 | for the few who | 5 |
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| 25 | for the few who | 5 |
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| 26 | for the few [Wh pn] | 5 |
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| 27 | for the few [pron] | 5 |
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