| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 1111 |
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| 2 | [verb] for a few [noun] | 446 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] [prep] a few [noun] | 374 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [prep] a few [noun] | 230 |
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| 5 | [verb] in a few [noun] | 187 |
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| 6 | [verb] within a few [noun] | 147 |
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| 7 | [vb infin] [prep] a few [noun] | 145 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] [prep] a few [noun] | 141 |
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| 9 | [verb] [prep] a few day | 135 |
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| 10 | [verb] [prep] a few days | 134 |
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| 11 | [verb] [prep] a few minute | 134 |
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| 12 | [verb] [prep] a few minutes | 134 |
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| 13 | [vb base] [prep] a few [noun] | 132 |
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| 14 | [to-vb] [prep] a few [noun] | 118 |
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| 15 | [verb] [prep] a few weeks | 93 |
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| 16 | [verb] [prep] a few week | 93 |
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| 17 | [verb] [prep] a few year | 90 |
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| 18 | [verb] [prep] a few years | 87 |
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| 19 | [verb] [prep] a few moment | 84 |
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| 20 | [verb] [prep] a few moments | 84 |
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| 21 | [verb] [prep] a few second | 77 |
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| 22 | [verb] [prep] a few seconds | 77 |
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| 23 | [verb] [prep] a few hours | 69 |
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| 24 | [verb] [prep] a few hour | 69 |
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| 25 | [verb] [prep] a few month | 61 |
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| 26 | [verb] [prep] a few months | 60 |
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| 27 | [verb] after a few [noun] | 57 |
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| 28 | [verb] with a few [noun] | 53 |
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| 29 | [verb] to a few [noun] | 53 |
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| 30 | [verb] by a few [noun] | 47 |
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