| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [conj] [pron] were a few [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 2 | [coord] [pron] were a few [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 3 | [subord] [pron] were a few [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 4 | but [pron] were a few [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 5 | but [pron] were a few [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 6 | [adv] [pron] were a few [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 7 | [noun] [pron] were a few [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 8 | [pron] were [adv] a few [noun pl] | 52 |
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| 9 | [pron] were [adv] a few [noun pl] | 51 |
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| 10 | [pron] were only a few [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 11 | [pron] were only a few [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 12 | [pron] were quite a few [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 13 | [pron] were quite a few [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 14 | [pron] were [verb] a few [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 15 | [pron] were [v-ing] a few [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 16 | [pron] were a few [adj] [noun pl] | 49 |
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| 17 | [pron] were a few [adj] [noun pl] | 45 |
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| 18 | [pron] were a few [noun pl] [prep] | 42 |
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| 19 | [pron] were a few [noun pl] [prep] | 42 |
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| 20 | [pron] were a few [noun pl] of | 15 |
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| 21 | [pron] were a few [noun pl] of | 15 |
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| 22 | [pron] were a few [noun pl] [adv] | 15 |
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| 23 | [pron] were a few [noun pl] [verb] | 12 |
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| 24 | [pron] were a few [noun pl] [adv] | 8 |
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| 25 | [pron] were a few [noun pl] [pron] | 7 |
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| 26 | [pron] were a few [noun pl] in | 7 |
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| 27 | [pron] were a few [noun pl] in | 7 |
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| 28 | [pron] were a few [noun pl] [conj] | 6 |
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| 29 | [pron] were a few [noun pl] [v-ing] | 5 |
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