| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [prep] a few years [prep] [art] | 20 |
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| 2 | [prep] a few years [prep] [art] | 20 |
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| 3 | [adv] a few years [prep] [art] | 8 |
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| 4 | [verb] a few years [prep] [art] | 8 |
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| 5 | for a few years [prep] [art] | 7 |
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| 6 | for a few years [prep] [art] | 7 |
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| 7 | within a few years [prep] [art] | 6 |
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| 8 | within a few years [prep] [art] | 6 |
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| 9 | [adv] a few years [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 10 | a few [adj] years [prep] [art] | 8 |
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| 11 | a few years [adv] [prep] [art] | 31 |
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| 12 | a few years [adv] [prep] [art] | 29 |
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| 13 | a few years later [prep] [art] | 11 |
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| 14 | a few years later [prep] [art] | 11 |
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| 15 | a few years ago [prep] [art] | 10 |
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| 16 | a few years ago [prep] [art] | 10 |
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| 17 | a few years earlier [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 18 | a few years early [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 19 | a few years [prep] [art] [noun] | 33 |
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| 20 | a few years [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 30 |
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| 21 | a few years [prep] [art] [adj] | 15 |
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| 22 | a few years [prep] [art] [adj] | 11 |
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