| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adv] a few [noun pl] | 2594 |
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| 2 | only a [det] [noun pl] | 1199 |
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| 3 | just a [det] [noun pl] | 642 |
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| 4 | quite a [det] [noun pl] | 332 |
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| 5 | [adv] a [det] years | 220 |
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| 6 | [adv] a [det] minutes | 201 |
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| 7 | [adv] a [det] days | 169 |
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| 8 | [adv] a [det] weeks | 167 |
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| 9 | [adv] a [det] months | 160 |
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| 10 | [adv] a [det] hours | 131 |
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| 11 | [adv] a [det] miles | 115 |
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| 12 | [adv] a [det] yards | 77 |
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| 13 | [adv] a [det] feet | 73 |
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| 14 | [adv] a [det] times | 59 |
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| 15 | [adv] a [det] seconds | 52 |
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| 16 | even a [det] [noun pl] | 46 |
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| 17 | [adv] a [det] inches | 44 |
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| 18 | then a [det] [noun pl] | 40 |
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| 19 | [adv] a [det] words | 38 |
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| 20 | [adv] a [det] moments | 33 |
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| 21 | [adv] a [det] examples | 30 |
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| 22 | here a [det] [noun pl] | 29 |
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| 23 | there a [det] [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 24 | [adv] a [det] metres | 25 |
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| 25 | perhaps a [det] [noun pl] | 25 |
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| 26 | still a [det] [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 27 | [adv] a [det] things | 22 |
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| 28 | [adv] a [det] pounds | 22 |
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| 29 | least a [det] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 30 | again a [det] [noun pl] | 18 |
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