| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [conj] there were a few [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 2 | [coord] there were a few [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 3 | but there were a few [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 4 | but there were a few [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 5 | there were [adv] a few [noun pl] | 40 |
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| 6 | there were [adv] a few [noun pl] | 39 |
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| 7 | there were only a few [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 8 | there were only a few [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 9 | there were quite a few [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 10 | there were quite a few [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 11 | there were a few [adj] [noun pl] | 49 |
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| 12 | there were a few [adj] [noun pl] | 45 |
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| 13 | there were a few [noun pl] [prep] | 37 |
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| 14 | there were a few [noun pl] [prep] | 37 |
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| 15 | there were a few [noun pl] of | 14 |
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| 16 | there were a few [noun pl] of | 14 |
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| 17 | there were a few [noun pl] [verb] | 12 |
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| 18 | there were a few [noun pl] [adv] | 10 |
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| 19 | there were a few [noun pl] in | 7 |
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| 20 | there were a few [noun pl] [pron] | 7 |
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| 21 | there were a few [noun pl] in | 7 |
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| 22 | there were a few [noun pl] [conj] | 6 |
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| 23 | there were a few [noun pl] [v-ing] | 5 |
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