| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [prep] a few [noun pl] [adv] | 345 |
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| 2 | for a few [noun pl] [adv] | 135 |
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| 3 | [prep] a few [noun pl] ago | 87 |
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| 4 | [prep] a few years [adv] | 79 |
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| 5 | until a few [noun pl] [adv] | 58 |
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| 6 | [prep] a few weeks [adv] | 46 |
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| 7 | [prep] a few days [adv] | 43 |
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| 8 | of a few [noun pl] [adv] | 30 |
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| 9 | [prep] a few months [adv] | 27 |
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| 10 | [prep] a few [noun pl] now | 27 |
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| 11 | [prep] a few minutes [adv] | 27 |
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| 12 | in a few [noun pl] [adv] | 23 |
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| 13 | [prep] a few hours [adv] | 22 |
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| 14 | [prep] a few [noun pl] more | 22 |
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| 15 | [prep] a few [noun pl] then | 21 |
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| 16 | [prep] a few moments [adv] | 20 |
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| 17 | from a few [noun pl] [adv] | 17 |
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| 18 | [prep] a few seconds [adv] | 16 |
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| 19 | [prep] a few [noun pl] later | 16 |
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| 20 | [prep] a few [noun pl] away | 16 |
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| 21 | [prep] a few [noun pl] before | 14 |
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| 22 | after a few [noun pl] [adv] | 13 |
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| 23 | [prep] a few [noun pl] longer | 13 |
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| 24 | to a few [noun pl] [adv] | 12 |
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| 25 | within a few [noun pl] [adv] | 11 |
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| 26 | with a few [noun pl] [adv] | 9 |
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| 27 | [prep] a few [noun pl] here | 8 |
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| 28 | [prep] a few [noun pl] only | 8 |
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| 29 | [prep] a few [noun pl] earlier | 7 |
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| 30 | [prep] a few yards [adv] | 7 |
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