SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	few years [pers pn] [verb]	90
2	few years [pers pn] have	64
3	few years [pers pn] [vb base]	38
4	few years [pers pn] [vb past]	33
5	few years [pers pn] [vb mod]	26
6	few years [pers pn] have	26
7	few years [pers pn] [modal v]	26
8	few years [pers pn] [vb -s]	19
9	few years [pers pn] [be]	15
10	few years [pers pn] be	15
11	few years [pers pn] had	14
12	few years [pers pn] has	12
13	few years [pers pn] [was/were]	12
14	few years [pers pn] was	10
15	few years [pers pn] will	8
16	few years [pers pn] 've	7
17	few years [pers pn] 'll	6
18	few years [pers pn] would	5
19	[adj] few years [pers pn]	90
20	[num ord] few years [pers pn]	64
21	[art] few years [pers pn]	39
22	[art] few years [pers pn]	39
23	a few years [pers pn]	37
24	a few years [pers pn]	37
25	last few years [pers pn]	36
26	last few years [pers pn]	36
27	past few years [pers pn]	26
28	past few years [pers pn]	26
29	[adj] few years [pers pn]	26
30	next few years [pers pn]	21