| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] the [adj] few year | 1363 |
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| 2 | [prep] the [num ord] few year | 932 |
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| 3 | [prep] the last few year | 487 |
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| 4 | [prep] the last few year | 487 |
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| 5 | [prep] the [adj] few year | 431 |
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| 6 | [prep] the past few year | 415 |
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| 7 | [prep] the past few year | 415 |
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| 8 | [prep] the next few year | 378 |
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| 9 | [prep] the next few year | 378 |
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| 10 | [prep] the first few year | 67 |
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| 11 | [prep] the first few year | 67 |
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| 12 | [prep] the previous few year | 13 |
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| 13 | [prep] the previous few year | 13 |
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| 14 | [prep] the few year [conj] | 9 |
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| 15 | [prep] the few year [prep] | 5 |
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| 16 | [prep] the few year [prep] | 5 |
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| 17 | [prep] the few year [subord] | 5 |
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