| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] the [adj] few years [conj] | 96 |
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| 2 | [prep] [art] [adj] few years [conj] | 96 |
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| 3 | [prep] the [adj] few years [conj] | 96 |
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| 4 | [prep] [art] [adj] few years [conj] | 96 |
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| 5 | [prep] [art] [num ord] few years [conj] | 70 |
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| 6 | [prep] [art] [adj] few years [coord] | 61 |
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| 7 | [prep] [art] [adj] few years and | 51 |
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| 8 | [prep] [art] [adj] few years and | 51 |
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| 9 | [prep] [art] last few years [conj] | 42 |
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| 10 | [prep] [art] last few years [conj] | 42 |
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| 11 | in [art] [adj] few years [conj] | 35 |
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| 12 | over [art] [adj] few years [conj] | 35 |
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| 13 | in [art] [adj] few years [conj] | 35 |
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| 14 | over [art] [adj] few years [conj] | 35 |
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| 15 | [prep] [art] past few years [conj] | 26 |
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| 16 | [prep] [art] past few years [conj] | 26 |
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| 17 | [prep] [art] [adj] few years [conj] | 26 |
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| 18 | [prep] [art] [adj] few years [subord] | 24 |
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| 19 | [prep] [art] next few years [conj] | 23 |
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| 20 | [prep] [art] next few years [conj] | 23 |
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| 21 | for [art] [adj] few years [conj] | 13 |
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| 22 | for [art] [adj] few years [conj] | 13 |
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| 23 | [prep] [art] [adj] few years [that] | 11 |
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| 24 | [prep] [art] [adj] few years that | 11 |
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| 25 | [prep] [art] [adj] few years that | 11 |
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| 26 | [prep] [art] [adj] few years but | 9 |
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| 27 | [prep] [art] [adj] few years as | 9 |
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| 28 | [prep] [art] [adj] few years but | 9 |
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| 29 | [prep] [art] [adj] few years as | 9 |
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| 30 | during [art] [adj] few years [conj] | 8 |
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