| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] the [adj] few years [pers pn] | 83 |
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| 2 | [prep] the [num ord] few years [pers pn] | 57 |
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| 3 | over the [adj] few years [pers pn] | 34 |
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| 4 | over the [adj] few years [pers pn] | 34 |
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| 5 | [prep] the last few years [pers pn] | 32 |
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| 6 | [prep] the last few years [pers pn] | 32 |
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| 7 | [prep] the [adj] few years [pers pn] | 26 |
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| 8 | [prep] the past few years [pers pn] | 26 |
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| 9 | [prep] the past few years [pers pn] | 26 |
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| 10 | [prep] the [adj] few years i | 24 |
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| 11 | in the [adj] few years [pers pn] | 23 |
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| 12 | in the [adj] few years [pers pn] | 23 |
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| 13 | [prep] the next few years [pers pn] | 19 |
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| 14 | [prep] the next few years [pers pn] | 19 |
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| 15 | [prep] the [adj] few years we | 18 |
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| 16 | for the [adj] few years [pers pn] | 15 |
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| 17 | for the [adj] few years [pers pn] | 15 |
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| 18 | [prep] the [adj] few years it | 13 |
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| 19 | [prep] the [adj] few years he | 12 |
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| 20 | during the [adj] few years [pers pn] | 9 |
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| 21 | during the [adj] few years [pers pn] | 9 |
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| 22 | [prep] the [adj] few years they | 8 |
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| 23 | [prep] the first few years [pers pn] | 6 |
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| 24 | [prep] the first few years [pers pn] | 6 |
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| 25 | [prep] the [adj] few years you | 5 |
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