| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [adj] [noun pl] a few years | 8 |
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| 2 | [adj] [noun pl] a few years | 7 |
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| 3 | [noun] [noun pl] a few years | 6 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [noun pl] a few years | 6 |
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| 5 | [art] [noun pl] a few years | 6 |
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| 6 | [art] [noun pl] a few years | 6 |
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| 7 | the [noun pl] a few years | 5 |
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| 8 | the [noun pl] a few years | 5 |
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| 9 | [prep] [noun pl] a few years | 5 |
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| 10 | [prep] [noun pl] a few years | 5 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [prep] a few years | 25 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] [prep] a few years | 25 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] for a few years | 6 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] within a few years | 6 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] [verb] a few years | 6 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] for a few years | 6 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] within a few years | 6 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] of a few years | 5 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] of a few years | 5 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] a few years [adv] | 32 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] a few years [adv] | 26 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] a few years ago | 19 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] a few years ago | 19 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] a few years back | 6 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] a few years back | 6 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] a few years [adv prt] | 6 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] a few years later | 5 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] a few years later | 5 |
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