| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [adv] [prep] a few years [noun] | 6 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] a few years [noun] | 5 |
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| 3 | [conj] [prep] a few years [noun] | 5 |
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| 4 | [prep] a few years ['s] [noun] | 27 |
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| 5 | [prep] a few years ' [noun] | 27 |
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| 6 | [prep] a few years [unc] [noun] | 27 |
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| 7 | [prep] a few years ' [noun] | 27 |
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| 8 | [prep] a few years [art] [noun] | 20 |
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| 9 | [prep] a few years [art] [noun] | 20 |
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| 10 | [prep] a few years [prep] [noun] | 18 |
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| 11 | [prep] a few years [prep] [noun] | 18 |
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| 12 | [prep] a few years the [noun] | 17 |
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| 13 | [prep] a few years the [noun] | 17 |
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| 14 | [prep] a few years of [noun] | 14 |
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| 15 | [prep] a few years of [noun] | 14 |
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| 16 | [prep] a few years [adj] [noun] | 10 |
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| 17 | [prep] a few years [pron] [noun] | 7 |
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| 18 | [prep] a few years [pos pn] [noun] | 7 |
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| 19 | [prep] a few years [det] [noun] | 6 |
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| 20 | [prep] a few years [noun] [vb mod] | 5 |
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| 21 | [prep] a few years [noun] [modal v] | 5 |
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| 22 | [prep] a few years [noun] [verb] | 5 |
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