| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [verb] [prep] a few [noun] | 129 |
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| 2 | [verb] [verb] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 123 |
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| 3 | have [verb] [prep] a few [noun] | 55 |
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| 4 | [verb] [verb] for a few [noun] | 53 |
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| 5 | [verb] [vb pp] [prep] a few [noun] | 53 |
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| 6 | [verb] [verb] for a few [noun] | 53 |
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| 7 | [verb] [to-vb] [prep] a few [noun] | 50 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] a few [noun] | 45 |
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| 9 | [vb base] [verb] [prep] a few [noun] | 32 |
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| 10 | had [verb] [prep] a few [noun] | 21 |
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| 11 | [verb] [v-ing] [prep] a few [noun] | 21 |
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| 12 | [vb infin] [verb] [prep] a few [noun] | 19 |
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| 13 | [verb] [verb] within a few [noun] | 17 |
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| 14 | [verb] [verb] [prep] a few minute | 17 |
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| 15 | [verb] [verb] [prep] a few minutes | 17 |
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| 16 | [verb] [verb] within a few [noun] | 17 |
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| 17 | [verb] [verb] [prep] a few day | 16 |
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| 18 | [vb pp] [verb] [prep] a few [noun] | 16 |
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| 19 | [verb] [verb] in a few [noun] | 16 |
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| 20 | [verb] [verb] in a few [noun] | 16 |
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| 21 | [verb] [verb] [prep] a few days | 15 |
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| 22 | [verb] [verb] [prep] a few hours | 12 |
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| 23 | have [verb] [prep] a few [noun] | 12 |
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| 24 | [verb] [verb] [prep] a few hour | 12 |
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| 25 | [verb] [verb] [prep] a few years | 11 |
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| 26 | [verb] [verb] [prep] a few year | 11 |
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| 27 | [verb] [verb] [prep] a few weeks | 10 |
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| 28 | [verb] [verb] [prep] a few week | 10 |
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| 29 | [verb] [verb] on a few [noun] | 9 |
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| 30 | 've [verb] [prep] a few [noun] | 9 |
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