| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | there were [adv] a few [noun pl] | 40 |
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| 2 | [ex0] were [adv] a few [noun pl] | 40 |
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| 3 | [ex0] were [adv] a few [noun pl] | 39 |
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| 4 | [ex0] were only a few [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 5 | [ex0] were only a few [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 6 | [ex0] were quite a few [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 7 | [ex0] were quite a few [noun pl] | 12 |
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