| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be [v-ing] [adv] a few [noun] | 22 |
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| 2 | be [v-ing] [adv] a few [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 3 | be [verb] [adv] a few years | 16 |
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| 4 | be [v-ing] [adv] a [adj] years | 7 |
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| 5 | be [v-ing] [adv] [art] few years | 5 |
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| 6 | be [v-ing] [adv] a few years | 5 |
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| 7 | [be] [v-ing] [adv] a few years | 5 |
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| 8 | be [v-ing] [adv] a [det] years | 5 |
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| 9 | be [v-ing] [adv] a few year | 5 |
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