| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [pron] be [adv] a few years | 11 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] be [adv] a few years | 7 |
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| 3 | it be [adv] a few years | 5 |
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| 4 | it be [adv] a few years | 5 |
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| 5 | be [verb] [adv] a few years | 16 |
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| 6 | be [vb pp] [adv] a few years | 11 |
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| 7 | be [v-ing] [adv] a few years | 5 |
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| 8 | be [adv] [prep] a few years | 6 |
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| 9 | be [adv] [prep] a few years | 6 |
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| 10 | be [adv] a few years [adv] | 8 |
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| 11 | be [adv] a few years [adv] | 8 |
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| 12 | be [adv] a few years ago | 7 |
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| 13 | be [adv] a few years ago | 7 |
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| 14 | be [adv] a few years [adj] | 5 |
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