| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a few [adj] [noun] be | 100 |
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| 2 | a few [adj] [noun] [be] | 100 |
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| 3 | a few [adj] [noun pl] [be] | 91 |
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| 4 | a few [adj] [noun] [be] | 83 |
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| 5 | a few [adj] [noun] [was/were] | 55 |
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| 6 | a few [adj] [noun] were | 52 |
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| 7 | a few [adj] [noun] are | 40 |
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| 8 | a few [adj] [noun] [am/are] | 40 |
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| 9 | a few [num] [noun] [be] | 11 |
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| 10 | a few [adj] [n mass] [be] | 8 |
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| 11 | a few other [noun] [be] | 7 |
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| 12 | a few other [noun] [be] | 7 |
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| 13 | a few hundred [noun] [be] | 7 |
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| 14 | a few hundred [noun] [be] | 7 |
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| 15 | a few more [noun] [be] | 6 |
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| 16 | a few more [noun] [be] | 6 |
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| 17 | a few [det] [noun] [be] | 6 |
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| 18 | a few [adj] people [be] | 5 |
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| 19 | a few [adj] people [be] | 5 |
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