| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | a [noun] [prep] a few [noun] | 141 |
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| 2 | a [noun sg] [prep] a few [noun] | 141 |
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| 3 | a [noun] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 136 |
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| 4 | a [noun] of a few [noun] | 67 |
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| 5 | a [noun] for a few [noun] | 30 |
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| 6 | a [noun] [prep] a few days | 28 |
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| 7 | a [noun] [prep] a few day | 28 |
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| 8 | a matter [prep] a few [noun] | 20 |
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| 9 | a matter [prep] a few [noun] | 20 |
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| 10 | a [noun] with a few [noun] | 17 |
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| 11 | a [noun] [prep] a few years | 17 |
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| 12 | a [noun] [prep] a few year | 17 |
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| 13 | a period [prep] a few [noun] | 13 |
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| 14 | a period [prep] a few [noun] | 13 |
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| 15 | a [noun] [prep] a few week | 13 |
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| 16 | a [noun] [prep] a few minute | 13 |
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| 17 | a [noun] [prep] a few minutes | 13 |
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| 18 | a [noun] [prep] a few weeks | 13 |
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| 19 | a [noun] in a few [noun] | 10 |
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| 20 | a [noun] [prep] a few hour | 6 |
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| 21 | a [noun] [prep] a few hours | 6 |
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| 22 | a [noun] within a few [noun] | 5 |
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