| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun] [prep] a few [adj] years | 17 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [prep] a few [adj] years | 14 |
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| 3 | [noun] [prep] a few [num] years | 7 |
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| 4 | [noun] for a few [adj] years | 6 |
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| 5 | [noun] [prep] a few [det] years | 5 |
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| 6 | [noun] [prep] a few more years | 5 |
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| 7 | [noun] [prep] a few more years | 5 |
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| 8 | [noun] [prep] a few [adj] years | 5 |
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