| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun] be only a few [noun pl] | 59 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] be only a few [noun pl] | 39 |
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| 3 | [noun] was only a few [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 4 | [noun] is only a few [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] be only a few [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 6 | [noun] are only a few [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 7 | [noun] be only a few minutes | 7 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] be only a few [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 9 | [noun] be only a few inches | 6 |
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| 10 | [noun] be only a few miles | 6 |
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| 11 | [noun] were only a few [noun pl] | 6 |
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