| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [prep] a few [noun pl] the | 144 |
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| 2 | after a few [noun pl] the | 41 |
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| 3 | in a few [noun pl] the | 39 |
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| 4 | within a few [noun pl] the | 30 |
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| 5 | [prep] a few years the | 24 |
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| 6 | for a few [noun pl] the | 22 |
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| 7 | [prep] a few days the | 19 |
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| 8 | [prep] a few seconds the | 18 |
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| 9 | [prep] a few minutes the | 15 |
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| 10 | [prep] a few weeks the | 11 |
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| 11 | [prep] a few moments the | 10 |
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| 12 | [prep] a few cases the | 8 |
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| 13 | [prep] a few hours the | 8 |
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| 14 | [prep] a few months the | 7 |
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| 15 | of a few [noun pl] the | 6 |
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| 16 | [prep] a few exceptions the | 5 |
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| 17 | [prep] a few instances the | 5 |
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| 18 | with a few [noun pl] the | 5 |
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