| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [prep] [adv] a few years | 46 |
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| 2 | [prep] [adv] a few years | 46 |
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| 3 | [verb] [adv] a few years | 41 |
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| 4 | [be] [adv] a few years | 18 |
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| 5 | be [adv] a few years | 18 |
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| 6 | for [adv] a few years | 17 |
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| 7 | [noun] [adv] a few years | 17 |
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| 8 | for [adv] a few years | 17 |
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| 9 | [conj] [adv] a few years | 17 |
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| 10 | [vb pp] [adv] a few years | 15 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] [adv] a few years | 14 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [adv] a few years | 14 |
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| 13 | [adj] [adv] a few years | 11 |
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| 14 | [adv] [adv] a few years | 11 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv] a few years | 10 |
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| 16 | [coord] [adv] a few years | 8 |
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| 17 | [adj] [adv] a few years | 8 |
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| 18 | [pron] [adv] a few years | 7 |
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| 19 | was [adv] a few years | 7 |
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| 20 | [adv] [adv] a few years | 6 |
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| 21 | in [adv] a few years | 6 |
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| 22 | in [adv] a few years | 6 |
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| 23 | [subord] [adv] a few years | 6 |
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| 24 | but [adv] a few years | 5 |
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| 25 | of [adv] a few years | 5 |
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| 26 | with [adv] a few years | 5 |
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| 27 | but [adv] a few years | 5 |
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| 28 | of [adv] a few years | 5 |
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| 29 | with [adv] a few years | 5 |
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| 30 | [adv] [prep] a few years | 33 |
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