| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] [pron] [was/were] a few [noun pl] | 39 |
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| 2 | [subord] [pron] [was/were] a few [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 3 | [coord] [pron] [was/were] a few [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 4 | but [pron] [was/were] a few [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 5 | [adv] [pron] [was/were] a few [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 6 | but [pron] [was/were] a few [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 7 | than [pron] [was/were] a few [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 8 | when [pron] [was/were] a few [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 9 | [noun] [pron] [was/were] a few [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 10 | than [pron] [was/were] a few [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 11 | when [pron] [was/were] a few [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 12 | [adv] [pron] [was/were] a few [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] [pron] [was/were] a few [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 14 | as [pron] [was/were] a few [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 15 | as [pron] [was/were] a few [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 16 | [pron] [vb past] [was/were] a few [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 17 | [pron] [verb] [was/were] a few [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 18 | [pron] [was/were] [adv] a few [noun pl] | 108 |
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| 19 | [pron] [was/were] [adv] a few [noun pl] | 107 |
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| 20 | [pron] [was/were] only a few [noun pl] | 57 |
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| 21 | [pron] [was/were] only a few [noun pl] | 57 |
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| 22 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] a few [noun pl] | 41 |
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| 23 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] a few [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 24 | [pron] [was/were] quite a few [noun pl] | 19 |
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| 25 | [pron] [was/were] quite a few [noun pl] | 19 |
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| 26 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] a few [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 27 | [pron] [was/were] just a few [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 28 | [pron] [was/were] just a few [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 7 |
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