| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] within a few [noun pl] | 146 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] within a few [noun pl] | 58 |
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| 3 | [verb] within a few days | 29 |
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| 4 | [vb past] within a few [noun pl] | 28 |
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| 5 | [verb] within a few weeks | 24 |
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| 6 | [vb infin] within a few [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 7 | [verb] within a few years | 21 |
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| 8 | die within a few [noun pl] | 19 |
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| 9 | [verb] within a few months | 16 |
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| 10 | [verb] within a few hours | 13 |
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| 11 | [verb] within a few minutes | 13 |
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| 12 | [vb base] within a few [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 13 | [to-vb] within a few [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] within a few [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 15 | [verb] within a few miles | 7 |
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| 16 | died within a few [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 17 | died within a few [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 18 | [verb] within a few feet | 5 |
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| 19 | came within a few [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 20 | [verb] within a few yards | 5 |
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| 21 | come within a few [noun pl] | 5 |
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