| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [verb] a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 329 |
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| 2 | [adv] a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 254 |
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| 3 | [adv] a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 216 |
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| 4 | [prep] a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 215 |
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| 5 | [prep] a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 215 |
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| 6 | only a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 111 |
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| 7 | only a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 111 |
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| 8 | [vb past] a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 95 |
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| 9 | [noun] a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 74 |
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| 10 | [conj] a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 64 |
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| 11 | just a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 61 |
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| 12 | just a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 61 |
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| 13 | be a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 60 |
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| 14 | [be] a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 60 |
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| 15 | [to-vb] a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 59 |
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| 16 | for a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 56 |
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| 17 | for a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 56 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 51 |
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| 19 | [vb pp] a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 51 |
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| 20 | within a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 50 |
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| 21 | within a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 50 |
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| 22 | [v-ing] a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 43 |
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| 23 | [adv prt] a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 34 |
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| 24 | [coord] a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 34 |
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| 25 | [vb base] a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 33 |
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| 26 | [vb infin] a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 30 |
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| 27 | have a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 29 |
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| 28 | take a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 27 |
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| 29 | [subord] a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 26 |
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| 30 | and a few [noun pl] [prep] the | 25 |
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