| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | a few [noun pl] [adv] [noun] [be] | 36 |
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| 2 | a few [noun pl] [adv] [noun] be | 36 |
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| 3 | a few [noun pl] [adv] [noun] [was/were] | 32 |
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| 4 | a few [noun pl] [adv] [noun] [be] | 30 |
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| 5 | a few [noun pl] [adv] [noun] was | 28 |
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| 6 | a few [noun pl] [adv] [noun prp] [be] | 25 |
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| 7 | a few [noun pl] later [noun] [be] | 18 |
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| 8 | a few [noun pl] later [noun] [be] | 18 |
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| 9 | a few [noun pl] ago [noun] [be] | 11 |
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| 10 | a few [noun pl] ago [noun] [be] | 11 |
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| 11 | a few minutes [adv] [noun] [be] | 6 |
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| 12 | a few [noun pl] [Wh adv] [noun] [be] | 6 |
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| 13 | a few weeks [adv] [noun] [be] | 6 |
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| 14 | a few [noun pl] [adv] [noun pl] [be] | 6 |
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| 15 | a few years [adv] [noun] [be] | 6 |
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| 16 | a few [noun pl] [adv] [noun sg] [be] | 5 |
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| 17 | a few days [adv] [noun] [be] | 5 |
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