No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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1 | be only a few [noun pl] | 218 | |
2 | be only a few [noun pl] | 218 | |
3 | be only a few [noun pl] | 218 | |
4 | was only a few [noun pl] | 60 | |
5 | are only a few [noun pl] | 40 | |
6 | is only a few [noun pl] | 35 | |
7 | were only a few [noun pl] | 33 | |
8 | 's only a few [noun pl] | 26 | |
9 | be only a few miles | 25 | |
10 | be only a few minutes | 25 | |
11 | be only a few [noun pl] | 13 | |
12 | be only a few yards | 12 | |
13 | be only a few feet | 10 | |
14 | be only a few years | 9 | |
15 | be only a few months | 9 | |
16 | be only a few inches | 9 | |
17 | be only a few days | 8 | |
18 | be only a few hours | 8 | |
19 | be only a few weeks | 6 | |
20 | being only a few [noun pl] | 6 | |
21 | be only a few millimetres | 5 | |
22 | be only a few metres | 5 |