| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [adj] [noun] [prep] a few years | 32 |
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| 2 | [adj] [noun] [prep] a few years | 24 |
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| 3 | [adj] [noun sg] [prep] a few years | 23 |
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| 4 | [adj] [noun] for a few years | 15 |
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| 5 | [det] [noun] [prep] a few years | 8 |
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| 6 | [adj] [noun pl] [prep] a few years | 8 |
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| 7 | [adj] [noun] within a few years | 6 |
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| 8 | [adj] [noun] in a few years | 6 |
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