SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] [prep] the first few [noun]	102
2	[noun sg] [prep] the first few [noun]	62
3	[verb] [prep] the first few [noun]	59
4	[adv] [prep] the first few [noun]	33
5	[adj] [prep] the first few [noun]	32
6	[noun pl] [prep] the first few [noun]	32
7	[adv] [prep] the first few [noun]	28
8	[adj] [prep] the first few [noun]	20
9	[vb pp] [prep] the first few [noun]	20
10	[conj] [prep] the first few [noun]	20
11	[vb past] [prep] the first few [noun]	17
12	[coord] [prep] the first few [noun]	17
13	[pron] [prep] the first few [noun]	13
14	[pers pn] [prep] the first few [noun]	12
15	and [prep] the first few [noun]	10
16	and [prep] the first few [noun]	10
17	but [prep] the first few [noun]	7
18	[v-ing] [prep] the first few [noun]	7
19	but [prep] the first few [noun]	7
20	[noun prp] [prep] the first few [noun]	5
21	[adv prt] [prep] the first few [noun]	5
22	[det] [prep] the first few [noun]	5
23	[vb infin] [prep] the first few [noun]	5
24	[prep] the first few [noun] [noun]	9
25	[prep] the first few [adj] [noun]	8
26	[prep] the first few [adj] [noun]	6
27	[prep] the first few [noun pl] [noun]	6
28	[prep] the first few [noun] [prep]	142
29	[prep] the first few [noun] [prep]	142
30	[prep] the first few [noun] of	113