| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 1111 |
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| 2 | [verb] for a few [noun pl] | 436 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 350 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 220 |
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| 5 | [verb] in a few [noun pl] | 176 |
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| 6 | [verb] within a few [noun pl] | 146 |
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| 7 | [vb infin] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 134 |
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| 8 | [verb] [prep] a few minutes | 134 |
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| 9 | [verb] [prep] a few days | 134 |
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| 10 | [v-ing] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 132 |
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| 11 | [vb base] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 128 |
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| 12 | [to-vb] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 114 |
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| 13 | [verb] [prep] a few weeks | 93 |
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| 14 | [verb] [prep] a few years | 87 |
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| 15 | [verb] [prep] a few moments | 84 |
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| 16 | [verb] [prep] a few seconds | 77 |
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| 17 | [verb] [prep] a few hours | 69 |
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| 18 | [verb] [prep] a few months | 60 |
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| 19 | [verb] after a few [noun pl] | 56 |
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| 20 | [verb] with a few [noun pl] | 48 |
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| 21 | [verb] on a few [noun pl] | 42 |
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| 22 | [verb] to a few [noun pl] | 39 |
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| 23 | [verb] by a few [noun pl] | 38 |
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| 24 | go [prep] a few [noun pl] | 34 |
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| 25 | [vb -s] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 33 |
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| 26 | [verb] from a few [noun pl] | 28 |
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| 27 | [verb] of a few [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 28 | die [prep] a few [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 29 | relax [prep] a few [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 30 | leave [prep] a few [noun pl] | 22 |
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