| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [conj] [prep] a few years the | 9 |
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| 2 | [coord] [prep] a few years the | 6 |
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| 3 | [prep] a few years [prep] the | 16 |
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| 4 | [prep] a few years [prep] the | 16 |
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| 5 | [prep] a few years in the | 6 |
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| 6 | [prep] a few years in the | 6 |
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| 7 | [prep] a few years the [noun] | 17 |
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| 8 | [prep] a few years the [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 9 | [prep] a few years the [adj] | 6 |
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| 10 | [prep] a few years the [adj] | 5 |
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