| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [be] [num] of the few [noun pl] | 245 |
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| 2 | [be] [num] [prep] the few [noun pl] | 245 |
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| 3 | be [num] [prep] the few [noun pl] | 245 |
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| 4 | [be] [num] of the few [noun pl] | 245 |
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| 5 | [be] one [prep] the few [noun pl] | 244 |
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| 6 | [is] [num] [prep] the few [noun pl] | 142 |
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| 7 | is [num] [prep] the few [noun pl] | 131 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [num] [prep] the few [noun pl] | 70 |
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| 9 | was [num] [prep] the few [noun pl] | 64 |
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| 10 | [am/are] [num] [prep] the few [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 11 | [be] [num] [prep] the few places | 13 |
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| 12 | are [num] [prep] the few [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 13 | be [num] [prep] the few [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 14 | 's [num] [prep] the few [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 15 | [be] [num] [prep] the few [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 16 | [be] [num] [prep] the few countries | 11 |
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| 17 | [be] [num] [prep] the few occasions | 9 |
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| 18 | [be] [num] [prep] the few areas | 9 |
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| 19 | [be] [num] [prep] the few things | 8 |
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| 20 | [be] [num] [prep] the few times | 6 |
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| 21 | were [num] [prep] the few [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 22 | [be] [num] [prep] the few examples | 6 |
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| 23 | been [num] [prep] the few [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 24 | [been] [num] [prep] the few [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 25 | [be] [num] [prep] the few companies | 5 |
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| 26 | [be] [num] [prep] the few ways | 5 |
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