| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun] were [vb pp] a few [noun] | 8 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] a few [noun] | 7 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] [prep] a few [noun] | 14 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] [prep] a few [noun] | 14 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] within a few [noun] | 5 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] within a few [noun] | 5 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] a few [noun] [adv] | 12 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] a few [noun] [adv] | 11 |
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| 9 | were [vb pp] a few [noun] ago | 5 |
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| 10 | were [vb pp] a few [noun] ago | 5 |
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| 11 | were [vb pp] a few [noun] later | 5 |
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| 12 | were [vb pp] a few [noun] later | 5 |
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