| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] a few [num] [noun pl] | 113 |
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| 2 | [prep] a few hundred [noun pl] | 70 |
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| 3 | [prep] a few thousand [noun pl] | 28 |
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| 4 | [prep] a few [num] pounds | 27 |
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| 5 | of a few [num] [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 6 | [prep] a few [num] years | 20 |
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| 7 | for a few [num] [noun pl] | 16 |
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| 8 | to a few [num] [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 9 | within a few [num] [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 10 | [prep] a few [num] yards | 13 |
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| 11 | from a few [num] [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 12 | [prep] a few million [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 13 | [prep] a few [num] feet | 7 |
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| 14 | in a few [num] [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 15 | [prep] a few [num] metres | 6 |
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| 16 | with a few [num] [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 17 | after a few [num] [noun pl] | 5 |
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