| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [prep] a few [noun pl] [noun] [was/were] | 9 |
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| 2 | [prep] a few [noun pl] [noun] [was/were] | 9 |
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| 3 | within a few [noun pl] [noun] [was/were] | 6 |
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| 4 | within a few [noun pl] [noun] [was/were] | 6 |
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| 5 | a few [noun pl] [adv] [noun] [was/were] | 32 |
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| 6 | a few [noun pl] [adv] [noun] [was/were] | 30 |
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| 7 | a few [noun pl] later [noun] [was/were] | 18 |
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| 8 | a few [noun pl] later [noun] [was/were] | 18 |
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| 9 | a few [noun pl] [art] [noun] [was/were] | 15 |
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| 10 | a few [noun pl] [art] [noun] [was/were] | 15 |
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| 11 | a few [noun pl] the [noun] [was/were] | 13 |
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| 12 | a few [noun pl] the [noun] [was/were] | 13 |
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| 13 | a few [noun pl] [conj] [noun] [was/were] | 12 |
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| 14 | a few [noun pl] ago [noun] [was/were] | 11 |
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| 15 | a few [noun pl] ago [noun] [was/were] | 11 |
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| 16 | a few [noun pl] [prep] [noun] [was/were] | 10 |
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| 17 | a few [noun pl] [prep] [noun] [was/were] | 10 |
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| 18 | a few [noun pl] [adj] [noun] [was/were] | 9 |
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| 19 | a few [noun pl] [subord] [noun] [was/were] | 8 |
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| 20 | a few [noun pl] of [noun] [was/were] | 8 |
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| 21 | a few [noun pl] of [noun] [was/were] | 8 |
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| 22 | a few [noun pl] [pron] [noun] [was/were] | 8 |
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| 23 | a few [noun pl] [pos pn] [noun] [was/were] | 7 |
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| 24 | a few [noun pl] [noun] [was/were] [verb] | 6 |
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