| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the [noun] for a few [noun] | 135 |
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| 2 | the [noun] for a few [noun pl] | 133 |
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| 3 | the [noun] [prep] a few years | 35 |
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| 4 | [art] [noun] for a few years | 10 |
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| 5 | the [noun] for a [adj] years | 6 |
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| 6 | the [noun] for a [det] years | 5 |
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| 7 | the [noun] for a few year | 5 |
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| 8 | the [noun] for a few years | 5 |
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| 9 | the [noun] for [art] few years | 5 |
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