SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] [prep] [art] first few [noun pl]	59
2	[verb] [prep] [art] first few [noun pl]	59
3	[verb] [prep] [art] first few [noun pl]	59
4	[verb] [prep] the first few [noun pl]	59
5	[verb] in [art] first few [noun pl]	22
6	[verb] in [art] first few [noun pl]	22
7	[vb pp] [prep] [art] first few [noun pl]	20
8	[vb past] [prep] [art] first few [noun pl]	17
9	[verb] [prep] [art] first few weeks	14
10	[verb] [prep] [art] first few days	9
11	[verb] [prep] [art] first few years	9
12	[verb] during [art] first few [noun pl]	9
13	[verb] during [art] first few [noun pl]	9
14	[verb] for [art] first few [noun pl]	8
15	[verb] for [art] first few [noun pl]	8
16	[verb] after [art] first few [noun pl]	7
17	[verb] after [art] first few [noun pl]	7
18	[v-ing] [prep] [art] first few [noun pl]	7
19	[verb] [prep] [art] first few months	6
20	[vb infin] [prep] [art] first few [noun pl]	5