| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] a few [noun pl] | 253 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] a few [noun pl] | 253 |
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| 3 | [be] [vb pp] a few [noun pl] | 163 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] a few [noun pl] | 120 |
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| 5 | was [verb] a few [noun pl] | 90 |
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| 6 | [be] [v-ing] a few [noun pl] | 67 |
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| 7 | [been] [verb] a few [noun pl] | 53 |
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| 8 | been [verb] a few [noun pl] | 53 |
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| 9 | [be] [verb] a few days | 35 |
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| 10 | [is] [verb] a few [noun pl] | 31 |
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| 11 | were [verb] a few [noun pl] | 30 |
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| 12 | [be] [verb] a few years | 26 |
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| 13 | [be] [verb] a few [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 14 | be [verb] a few [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 15 | [be] [verb] a few months | 21 |
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| 16 | [be] [verb] a few minutes | 20 |
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| 17 | is [verb] a few [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 18 | [be] [to-vb] a few [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 19 | [be] [verb] a few weeks | 18 |
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| 20 | [am/are] [verb] a few [noun pl] | 16 |
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| 21 | [be] [verb] a few times | 13 |
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| 22 | [be] give a few [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 23 | 's [verb] a few [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 24 | [be] take a few [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 25 | [be] [verb] a few hours | 10 |
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| 26 | [being] [verb] a few [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 27 | being [verb] a few [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 28 | [be] [verb] a few yards | 10 |
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| 29 | [be] make a few [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 30 | [be] given a few [noun pl] | 9 |
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