| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be [vb pp] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 172 |
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| 2 | be [vb pp] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 65 |
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| 3 | be [vb pp] in a few [noun pl] | 46 |
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| 4 | be [vb pp] in a few [noun pl] | 46 |
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| 5 | be [vb pp] within a few [noun pl] | 34 |
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| 6 | be [vb pp] within a few [noun pl] | 34 |
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| 7 | be [vb pp] for a few [noun pl] | 34 |
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| 8 | be [vb pp] for a few [noun pl] | 34 |
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| 9 | was [vb pp] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 28 |
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| 10 | been [vb pp] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 11 | be [vb pp] [prep] a few days | 25 |
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| 12 | be [vb pp] [prep] a few years | 22 |
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| 13 | be [vb pp] [prep] a few weeks | 21 |
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| 14 | are [vb pp] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 18 |
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| 15 | is [vb pp] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 16 | be [vb pp] to a few [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 17 | be [vb pp] to a few [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 18 | were [vb pp] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 19 | be [vb pp] [prep] a few months | 13 |
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| 20 | be [vb pp] [prep] a few hours | 13 |
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| 21 | be [vb pp] after a few [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 22 | be [vb pp] after a few [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 23 | be [vb pp] by a few [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 24 | be [vb pp] by a few [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 25 | be [vb pp] [prep] a few minutes | 8 |
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| 26 | be [vb pp] on a few [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 27 | be [vb pp] on a few [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 28 | be [vb pp] [prep] a few seconds | 6 |
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| 29 | be expected [prep] a few [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 30 | be left [prep] a few [noun pl] | 5 |
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