| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [be] [verb] [prep] a few [noun] | 74 |
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| 2 | be [verb] [prep] a few [noun] | 74 |
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| 3 | [be] [verb] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 72 |
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| 4 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] a few [noun] | 66 |
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| 5 | [be] [verb] in a few [noun] | 26 |
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| 6 | [be] [verb] in a few [noun] | 26 |
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| 7 | [be] [verb] within a few [noun] | 17 |
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| 8 | [be] [verb] within a few [noun] | 17 |
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| 9 | [be] [verb] for a few [noun] | 14 |
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| 10 | [be] [verb] for a few [noun] | 14 |
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| 11 | [be] [verb] [prep] a few weeks | 11 |
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| 12 | [be] [verb] [prep] a few week | 11 |
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| 13 | [be] [verb] [prep] a few year | 10 |
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| 14 | [be] [verb] [prep] a few years | 10 |
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| 15 | [be] [verb] [prep] a few months | 8 |
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| 16 | [be] [verb] [prep] a few month | 8 |
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| 17 | [be] [verb] [prep] a few hours | 8 |
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| 18 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] a few [noun] | 8 |
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| 19 | [be] [verb] [prep] a few day | 8 |
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| 20 | [be] [verb] [prep] a few hour | 8 |
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| 21 | [be] [verb] [prep] a few days | 8 |
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