| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a few [noun pl] [adv] | 673 |
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| 2 | [vb past] a few [noun pl] [adv] | 306 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] a few [noun pl] [adv] | 185 |
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| 4 | [verb] a few [noun pl] later | 177 |
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| 5 | [verb] a few [noun pl] later | 177 |
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| 6 | [verb] a few [noun pl] ago | 175 |
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| 7 | [verb] a few [noun pl] ago | 175 |
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| 8 | [verb] a few [noun pl] [adv prt] | 122 |
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| 9 | [verb] a few years [adv] | 115 |
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| 10 | [v-ing] a few [noun pl] [adv] | 89 |
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| 11 | [verb] a few days [adv] | 85 |
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| 12 | [verb] a few minutes [adv] | 84 |
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| 13 | [verb] a few months [adv] | 74 |
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| 14 | [to-vb] a few [noun pl] [adv] | 72 |
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| 15 | [vb base] a few [noun pl] [adv] | 67 |
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| 16 | [verb] a few [noun pl] away | 63 |
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| 17 | [verb] a few [noun pl] away | 63 |
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| 18 | [vb infin] a few [noun pl] [adv] | 62 |
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| 19 | [verb] a few weeks [adv] | 62 |
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| 20 | [verb] a few [noun pl] out | 40 |
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| 21 | [verb] a few [noun pl] out | 40 |
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| 22 | take a few [noun pl] [adv] | 37 |
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| 23 | have a few [noun pl] [adv] | 36 |
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| 24 | [verb] a few [noun pl] early | 36 |
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| 25 | [verb] a few moments [adv] | 35 |
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| 26 | [verb] a few [noun pl] earlier | 34 |
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| 27 | [verb] a few yards [adv] | 32 |
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| 28 | [vb -s] a few [noun pl] [adv] | 29 |
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| 29 | return a few [noun pl] [adv] | 29 |
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| 30 | [verb] a few hours [adv] | 28 |
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