| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a few [noun pl] [to-vb] | 144 |
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| 2 | [vb past] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 67 |
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| 3 | have a few [noun pl] [verb] | 62 |
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| 4 | [verb] a few [noun pl] [v-ing] | 60 |
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| 5 | [vb base] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 46 |
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| 6 | take a few [noun pl] [verb] | 44 |
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| 7 | [vb infin] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 43 |
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| 8 | [verb] a few minutes [verb] | 34 |
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| 9 | [to-vb] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 32 |
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| 10 | [vb pp] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 30 |
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| 11 | get a few [noun pl] [verb] | 29 |
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| 12 | spend a few [noun pl] [verb] | 26 |
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| 13 | had a few [noun pl] [verb] | 23 |
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| 14 | [verb] a few days [verb] | 23 |
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| 15 | [verb] a few things [verb] | 23 |
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| 16 | [vb -s] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 22 |
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| 17 | [verb] a few [noun pl] [vb pp] | 19 |
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| 18 | [verb] a few [noun pl] [vb past] | 19 |
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| 19 | [v-ing] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 19 |
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| 20 | have a few [noun pl] [verb] | 17 |
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| 21 | [verb] a few moments [verb] | 16 |
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| 22 | [verb] a few [noun pl] [vb base] | 15 |
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| 23 | [verb] a few [noun pl] do | 15 |
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| 24 | take a few [noun pl] [verb] | 13 |
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| 25 | got a few [noun pl] [verb] | 12 |
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| 26 | [verb] a few hours [verb] | 11 |
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| 27 | took a few [noun pl] [verb] | 11 |
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| 28 | takes a few [noun pl] [verb] | 10 |
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| 29 | [verb] a few weeks [verb] | 9 |
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| 30 | [verb] a few months [verb] | 9 |
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