| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [verb] a few pounds | 36 |
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| 2 | [prep] a few pounds | 32 |
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| 3 | [prep] a few pounds | 32 |
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| 4 | [adv] a few pounds | 23 |
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| 5 | [adv] a few pounds | 22 |
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| 6 | for a few pounds | 16 |
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| 7 | for a few pounds | 16 |
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| 8 | just a few pounds | 11 |
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| 9 | just a few pounds | 11 |
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| 10 | [to-vb] a few pounds | 10 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] a few pounds | 10 |
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| 12 | lose a few pounds | 8 |
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| 13 | only a few pounds | 8 |
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| 14 | only a few pounds | 8 |
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| 15 | of a few pounds | 7 |
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| 16 | of a few pounds | 7 |
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| 17 | [conj] a few pounds | 6 |
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| 18 | [vb pp] a few pounds | 5 |
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| 19 | be a few pounds | 5 |
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| 20 | [vb infin] a few pounds | 5 |
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| 21 | [be] a few pounds | 5 |
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| 22 | a few [adj] pounds | 85 |
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| 23 | a few [num] pounds | 70 |
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| 24 | a few hundred pounds | 41 |
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| 25 | a few hundred pounds | 41 |
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| 26 | a few thousand pounds | 20 |
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| 27 | a few thousand pounds | 20 |
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| 28 | a few [adj] pounds | 10 |
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| 29 | a few million pounds | 9 |
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| 30 | a few million pounds | 9 |
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