| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun] [prep] [adv] a few years | 22 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [prep] [adv] a few years | 15 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] [adv] a few years | 8 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] [adv] a few years | 5 |
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| 5 | [prep] [noun] [adv] a few years | 6 |
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| 6 | [prep] [noun sg] [adv] a few years | 5 |
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| 7 | [prep] [adv] a few [adj] years | 5 |
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| 8 | [prep] [adv] a few years [adv] | 11 |
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| 9 | [prep] [adv] a few years [adv] | 9 |
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| 10 | [prep] [adv] a few years [prep] | 5 |
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| 11 | [prep] [adv] a few years now | 5 |
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| 12 | [prep] [adv] a few years now | 5 |
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| 13 | [prep] [adv] a few years [prep] | 5 |
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