| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | the [noun sg] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 343 |
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| 2 | the [noun sg] of a few [noun pl] | 153 |
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| 3 | the [noun sg] for a few [noun pl] | 119 |
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| 4 | the space [prep] a few [noun pl] | 45 |
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| 5 | the [noun sg] [prep] a few minutes | 39 |
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| 6 | the [noun sg] [prep] a few days | 38 |
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| 7 | the [noun sg] [prep] a few years | 34 |
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| 8 | the [noun sg] [prep] a few moments | 27 |
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| 9 | the [noun sg] in a few [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 10 | the [noun sg] [prep] a few seconds | 22 |
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| 11 | the [noun sg] [prep] a few hours | 22 |
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| 12 | the [noun sg] [prep] a few weeks | 19 |
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| 13 | the [noun sg] [prep] a few months | 18 |
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| 14 | the [noun sg] within a few [noun pl] | 16 |
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| 15 | the course [prep] a few [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 16 | the [noun sg] with a few [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 17 | the [noun sg] after a few [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 18 | the sake [prep] a few [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 19 | the [noun sg] [prep] a few inches | 5 |
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| 20 | the [noun sg] [prep] a few pounds | 5 |
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| 21 | the exception [prep] a few [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 22 | the [noun sg] [prep] a few miles | 5 |
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