| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun] [prep] a few years | 169 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [prep] a few years | 132 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] a few years | 87 |
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| 4 | [adv] [prep] a few years | 61 |
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| 5 | [conj] [prep] a few years | 59 |
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| 6 | [vb pp] [prep] a few years | 44 |
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| 7 | [coord] [prep] a few years | 35 |
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| 8 | [adv] [prep] a few years | 33 |
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| 9 | [pron] [prep] a few years | 27 |
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| 10 | [adv prt] [prep] a few years | 26 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [prep] a few years | 25 |
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| 12 | [that] [prep] a few years | 22 |
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| 13 | that [prep] a few years | 22 |
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| 14 | that [prep] a few years | 22 |
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| 15 | and [prep] a few years | 21 |
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| 16 | and [prep] a few years | 21 |
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| 17 | [adj] [prep] a few years | 21 |
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| 18 | [adj] [prep] a few years | 19 |
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| 19 | [pers pn] [prep] a few years | 16 |
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| 20 | but [prep] a few years | 13 |
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| 21 | but [prep] a few years | 13 |
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| 22 | space [prep] a few years | 12 |
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| 23 | space [prep] a few years | 12 |
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| 24 | [v-ing] [prep] a few years | 12 |
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| 25 | [noun prp] [prep] a few years | 12 |
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| 26 | [vb infin] [prep] a few years | 11 |
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| 27 | [vb past] [prep] a few years | 11 |
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| 28 | up [prep] a few years | 8 |
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| 29 | up [prep] a few years | 8 |
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| 30 | [be] [prep] a few years | 6 |
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