| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a few [noun pl] [adv] | 673 |
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| 2 | [vb past] a few [noun pl] [adv] | 274 |
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| 3 | [verb] a few [noun pl] later | 177 |
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| 4 | [verb] a few [noun pl] ago | 175 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] a few [noun pl] [adv] | 160 |
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| 6 | [verb] a few years [adv] | 107 |
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| 7 | [verb] a few minutes [adv] | 82 |
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| 8 | [verb] a few days [adv] | 74 |
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| 9 | [verb] a few months [adv] | 71 |
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| 10 | [v-ing] a few [noun pl] [adv] | 68 |
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| 11 | [verb] a few [noun pl] away | 63 |
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| 12 | [verb] a few weeks [adv] | 58 |
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| 13 | [vb base] a few [noun pl] [adv] | 54 |
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| 14 | [to-vb] a few [noun pl] [adv] | 45 |
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| 15 | [vb infin] a few [noun pl] [adv] | 45 |
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| 16 | [verb] a few [noun pl] earlier | 34 |
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| 17 | [verb] a few moments [adv] | 33 |
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| 18 | return a few [noun pl] [adv] | 29 |
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| 19 | [vb -s] a few [noun pl] [adv] | 27 |
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| 20 | die a few [noun pl] [adv] | 27 |
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| 21 | [verb] a few yards [adv] | 27 |
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| 22 | [verb] a few hours [adv] | 25 |
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| 23 | have a few [noun pl] [adv] | 24 |
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| 24 | [verb] a few [noun pl] before | 23 |
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| 25 | returned a few [noun pl] [adv] | 23 |
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| 26 | died a few [noun pl] [adv] | 23 |
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| 27 | say a few [noun pl] [adv] | 22 |
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| 28 | [verb] a few feet [adv] | 22 |
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| 29 | [verb] a few [noun pl] together | 20 |
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| 30 | take a few [noun pl] [adv] | 20 |
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