No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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1 | be [adv] a few [noun pl] | 445 | |
2 | [be] [adv] a few [noun pl] | 445 | |
3 | [be] [adv] a few [noun pl] | 435 | |
4 | [be] only a few [noun pl] | 218 | |
5 | [be] only a few [noun pl] | 218 | |
6 | [was/were] [adv] a few [noun pl] | 154 | |
7 | [am/are] [adv] a few [noun pl] | 124 | |
8 | are [adv] a few [noun pl] | 119 | |
9 | [is] [adv] a few [noun pl] | 100 | |
10 | was [adv] a few [noun pl] | 93 | |
11 | [be] just a few [noun pl] | 77 | |
12 | [be] just a few [noun pl] | 77 | |
13 | [be] quite a few [noun pl] | 61 | |
14 | [be] quite a few [noun pl] | 61 | |
15 | were [adv] a few [noun pl] | 61 | |
16 | is [adv] a few [noun pl] | 54 | |
17 | 's [adv] a few [noun pl] | 46 | |
18 | [be] [adv] a few minutes | 40 | |
19 | [been] [adv] a few [noun pl] | 36 | |
20 | been [adv] a few [noun pl] | 36 | |
21 | [be] [adv] a few miles | 31 | |
22 | [be] [adv] a few [noun pl] | 24 | |
23 | be [adv] a few [noun pl] | 24 | |
24 | [be] still a few [noun pl] | 22 | |
25 | [be] still a few [noun pl] | 22 | |
26 | [be] [adv] a few months | 21 | |
27 | [be] [adv] a few years | 19 | |
28 | [be] [adv] a few examples | 17 | |
29 | [be] [adv] a few weeks | 14 | |
30 | [be] [adv] a few feet | 14 |