| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [adv] a few [be] | 31 |
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| 2 | [adv] a few [be] | 30 |
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| 3 | [conj] a few [be] | 26 |
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| 4 | only a few [be] | 19 |
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| 5 | only a few [be] | 19 |
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| 6 | [coord] a few [be] | 17 |
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| 7 | quite a few [be] | 10 |
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| 8 | quite a few [be] | 10 |
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| 9 | and a few [be] | 10 |
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| 10 | and a few [be] | 10 |
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| 11 | but a few [be] | 7 |
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| 12 | but a few [be] | 7 |
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| 13 | [subord] a few [be] | 7 |
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| 14 | a [adv] few [be] | 5 |
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| 15 | a [adv] few [be] | 5 |
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| 16 | a few [noun] [be] | 253 |
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| 17 | a few [noun pl] [be] | 217 |
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| 18 | a few [n mass] [be] | 32 |
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| 19 | a few people [be] | 22 |
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| 20 | a few people [be] | 22 |
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| 21 | a few [pron] [be] | 15 |
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| 22 | a few [modal v] [be] | 14 |
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| 23 | a few [vb mod] [be] | 14 |
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| 24 | a few have [be] | 8 |
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| 25 | a few [verb] [be] | 8 |
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| 26 | a few who [be] | 7 |
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| 27 | a few week [be] | 7 |
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| 28 | a few [Wh pn] [be] | 7 |
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| 29 | a few who [be] | 7 |
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| 30 | a few weeks [be] | 7 |
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