| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [conj] a few years | 10 |
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| 2 | [adv] [conj] a few years | 10 |
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| 3 | [adj] [conj] a few years | 9 |
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| 4 | [adv] [conj] a few years | 7 |
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| 5 | more [conj] a few years | 6 |
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| 6 | [det] [conj] a few years | 6 |
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| 7 | more [conj] a few years | 6 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] [conj] a few years | 5 |
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| 9 | [conj] [prep] a few years | 59 |
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| 10 | [conj] [prep] a few years | 59 |
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| 11 | [conj] within a few years | 21 |
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| 12 | [conj] within a few years | 21 |
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| 13 | [conj] [adv] a few years | 17 |
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| 14 | [conj] [adv] a few years | 17 |
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| 15 | [conj] in a few years | 15 |
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| 16 | [conj] in a few years | 15 |
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| 17 | [conj] after a few years | 13 |
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| 18 | [conj] after a few years | 13 |
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| 19 | [conj] only a few years | 10 |
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| 20 | [conj] only a few years | 10 |
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| 21 | [conj] for a few years | 6 |
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| 22 | [conj] for a few years | 6 |
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| 23 | [conj] [verb] a few years | 5 |
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| 24 | [conj] a few [adj] years | 7 |
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| 25 | [conj] a few years [adv] | 49 |
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| 26 | [conj] a few years [adv] | 48 |
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| 27 | [conj] a few years ago | 26 |
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| 28 | [conj] a few years ago | 26 |
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| 29 | [conj] a few years later | 16 |
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| 30 | [conj] a few years later | 16 |
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