SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] for a few [noun pl] [conj]	112
2	[noun] for a few [noun pl] [coord]	86
3	[noun sg] for a few [noun pl] [conj]	82
4	[noun] for a few [noun pl] and	68
5	[noun] for a few [noun pl] and	68
6	[noun] for a few days [conj]	29
7	[noun] for a few [noun pl] [subord]	26
8	[noun] for a few years [conj]	18
9	[noun prp] for a few [noun pl] [conj]	16
10	[noun] for a few minutes [conj]	15
11	[noun pl] for a few [noun pl] [conj]	14
12	[noun] for a few months [conj]	12
13	[noun] for a few [noun pl] or	11
14	[noun] for a few seconds [conj]	11
15	[noun] for a few [noun pl] or	11
16	[noun] for a few moments [conj]	10
17	[noun] for a few weeks [conj]	8
18	[noun] for a few [noun pl] but	7
19	[noun] for a few [noun pl] but	7
20	[noun] for a few [noun pl] before	7
21	[noun] for a few [noun pl] before	7
22	silence for a few [noun pl] [conj]	6
23	[noun] for a few [noun pl] until	6
24	silence for a few [noun pl] [conj]	6
25	[noun] for a few [noun pl] until	6