SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] [prep] the first few	104
2	[noun sg] [prep] the first few	63
3	[verb] [prep] the first few	62
4	[adj] [prep] the first few	35
5	[adv] [prep] the first few	34
6	[noun pl] [prep] the first few	33
7	[adv] [prep] the first few	29
8	[adj] [prep] the first few	22
9	[conj] [prep] the first few	21
10	[vb pp] [prep] the first few	20
11	[coord] [prep] the first few	17
12	[vb past] [prep] the first few	17
13	[pron] [prep] the first few	13
14	[pers pn] [prep] the first few	12
15	and [prep] the first few	10
16	and [prep] the first few	10
17	[v-ing] [prep] the first few	8
18	but [prep] the first few	7
19	but [prep] the first few	7
20	[det] [prep] the first few	5
21	[adv prt] [prep] the first few	5
22	[vb infin] [prep] the first few	5
23	[vb -s] [prep] the first few	5
24	[noun prp] [prep] the first few	5
25	[prep] the first few [noun]	362
26	[prep] the first few [noun pl]	358
27	[prep] the first few days	73
28	[prep] the first few day	73
29	[prep] the first few year	67
30	[prep] the first few years	67