| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be [adv] a few [noun pl] | 435 |
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| 2 | be only a few [noun pl] | 218 |
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| 3 | be only a few [noun pl] | 218 |
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| 4 | are [adv] a few [noun pl] | 119 |
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| 5 | was [adv] a few [noun pl] | 93 |
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| 6 | be just a few [noun pl] | 77 |
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| 7 | be just a few [noun pl] | 77 |
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| 8 | were [adv] a few [noun pl] | 61 |
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| 9 | be quite a few [noun pl] | 61 |
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| 10 | be quite a few [noun pl] | 61 |
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| 11 | is [adv] a few [noun pl] | 54 |
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| 12 | 's [adv] a few [noun pl] | 46 |
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| 13 | be [adv] a few minutes | 40 |
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| 14 | been [adv] a few [noun pl] | 36 |
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| 15 | be [adv] a few miles | 31 |
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| 16 | be [adv] a few [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 17 | be still a few [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 18 | be still a few [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 19 | be [adv] a few months | 21 |
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| 20 | be [adv] a few years | 19 |
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| 21 | be [adv] a few examples | 17 |
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| 22 | be [adv] a few feet | 14 |
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| 23 | be [adv] a few weeks | 14 |
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| 24 | be [adv] a few days | 14 |
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| 25 | be [adv] a few yards | 14 |
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| 26 | be [adv] a few hours | 12 |
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| 27 | be [adv] a few inches | 12 |
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| 28 | be there a few [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 29 | be [adv] a few times | 11 |
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| 30 | be there a few [noun pl] | 11 |
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