| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [adv] [subord] a few years | 8 |
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| 2 | [adj] [subord] a few years | 7 |
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| 3 | more [subord] a few years | 6 |
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| 4 | [adv] [subord] a few years | 6 |
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| 5 | [det] [subord] a few years | 6 |
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| 6 | more [subord] a few years | 6 |
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| 7 | [subord] [adv] a few years | 6 |
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| 8 | [subord] [adv] a few years | 6 |
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| 9 | [subord] a few [adj] years | 5 |
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| 10 | [subord] a few years [adv] | 18 |
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| 11 | [subord] a few years [adv] | 17 |
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| 12 | [subord] a few years ago | 14 |
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| 13 | [subord] a few years ago | 14 |
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