| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun] [prep] [noun prp] a few years | 14 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [prep] [noun prp] a few years | 12 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] [noun prp] a few years | 7 |
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| 4 | [prep] [noun prp] [noun prp] a few years | 5 |
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| 5 | [prep] [noun] [noun prp] a few years | 5 |
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| 6 | [prep] [noun prp] [noun] a few years | 7 |
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| 7 | [prep] [noun prp] [noun prp] a few years | 5 |
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| 8 | [prep] [noun prp] a few years [adv] | 30 |
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| 9 | [prep] [noun prp] a few years [adv] | 25 |
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| 10 | [prep] [noun prp] a few years ago | 16 |
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| 11 | [prep] [noun prp] a few years ago | 16 |
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| 12 | [prep] [noun prp] a few years back | 5 |
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| 13 | [prep] [noun prp] a few years back | 5 |
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| 14 | [prep] [noun prp] a few years [adv prt] | 5 |
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