| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [v-ing] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 132 |
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| 2 | [v-ing] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 132 |
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| 3 | [v-ing] for a few [noun pl] | 61 |
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| 4 | [v-ing] for a few [noun pl] | 61 |
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| 5 | [v-ing] [prep] a few minutes | 19 |
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| 6 | [v-ing] in a few [noun pl] | 18 |
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| 7 | [v-ing] in a few [noun pl] | 18 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] [prep] a few days | 18 |
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| 9 | [v-ing] [prep] a few years | 12 |
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| 10 | [v-ing] [prep] a few weeks | 12 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] within a few [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] within a few [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 13 | going [prep] a few [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] [prep] a few hours | 10 |
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| 15 | [v-ing] [prep] a few moments | 9 |
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| 16 | [v-ing] with a few [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 17 | [v-ing] on a few [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 18 | [v-ing] on a few [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 19 | [v-ing] with a few [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] after a few [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 21 | [v-ing] after a few [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 22 | [v-ing] from a few [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 23 | [v-ing] from a few [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 24 | ranging [prep] a few [noun pl] | 5 |
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