| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [vb past] [prep] a few [noun pl] [prep] | 66 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [prep] a few [noun pl] [prep] | 66 |
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| 3 | [vb past] for a few [noun pl] [prep] | 33 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [prep] a few [noun pl] of | 18 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [prep] a few [noun pl] of | 18 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [prep] a few [noun pl] in | 17 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [prep] a few [noun pl] in | 17 |
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| 8 | [vb past] within a few [noun pl] [prep] | 16 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [prep] a few minutes [prep] | 14 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [prep] a few [noun pl] before | 7 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [prep] a few [noun pl] before | 7 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [prep] a few seconds [prep] | 7 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [prep] a few hours [prep] | 5 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [prep] a few weeks [prep] | 5 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [prep] a few days [prep] | 5 |
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| 16 | stood [prep] a few [noun pl] [prep] | 5 |
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| 17 | [vb past] [prep] a few moments [prep] | 5 |
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