| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [adv] a few [noun pl] [adj] | 74 |
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| 2 | [adv] a few [noun pl] [adj] | 72 |
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| 3 | only a few [noun pl] [adj] | 52 |
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| 4 | only a few [noun pl] [adj] | 52 |
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| 5 | [prep] a few [noun pl] [adj] | 41 |
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| 6 | [prep] a few [noun pl] [adj] | 41 |
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| 7 | be a few [noun pl] [adj] | 33 |
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| 8 | [be] a few [noun pl] [adj] | 33 |
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| 9 | [verb] a few [noun pl] [adj] | 22 |
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| 10 | [conj] a few [noun pl] [adj] | 14 |
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| 11 | [subord] a few [noun pl] [adj] | 12 |
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| 12 | [noun] a few [noun pl] [adj] | 12 |
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| 13 | just a few [noun pl] [adj] | 12 |
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| 14 | just a few [noun pl] [adj] | 12 |
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| 15 | in a few [noun pl] [adj] | 11 |
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| 16 | in a few [noun pl] [adj] | 11 |
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| 17 | [was/were] a few [noun pl] [adj] | 11 |
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| 18 | than a few [noun pl] [adj] | 10 |
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| 19 | than a few [noun pl] [adj] | 10 |
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| 20 | was a few [noun pl] [adj] | 8 |
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| 21 | [is] a few [noun pl] [adj] | 8 |
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| 22 | within a few [noun pl] [adj] | 7 |
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| 23 | within a few [noun pl] [adj] | 7 |
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| 24 | [am/are] a few [noun pl] [adj] | 7 |
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| 25 | for a few [noun pl] [adj] | 6 |
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| 26 | [noun sg] a few [noun pl] [adj] | 6 |
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| 27 | are a few [noun pl] [adj] | 6 |
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| 28 | for a few [noun pl] [adj] | 6 |
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| 29 | [vb past] a few [noun pl] [adj] | 5 |
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| 30 | is a few [noun pl] [adj] | 5 |
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