| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [adv] a few [noun] were | 31 |
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| 2 | [adv] a few [noun] were | 25 |
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| 3 | [conj] a few [noun] were | 22 |
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| 4 | only a few [noun] were | 17 |
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| 5 | only a few [noun] were | 17 |
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| 6 | [coord] a few [noun] were | 11 |
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| 7 | and a few [noun] were | 9 |
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| 8 | and a few [noun] were | 9 |
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| 9 | [subord] a few [noun] were | 7 |
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| 10 | quite a few [noun] were | 5 |
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| 11 | [noun] a few [noun] were | 5 |
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| 12 | [prep] a few [noun] were | 5 |
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| 13 | quite a few [noun] were | 5 |
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| 14 | [prep] a few [noun] were | 5 |
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| 15 | a few [adj] [noun] were | 52 |
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| 16 | a few [adj] [noun] were | 42 |
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| 17 | a few [noun] [noun] were | 10 |
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| 18 | a few [num] [noun] were | 6 |
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| 19 | a few other [noun] were | 5 |
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| 20 | a few other [noun] were | 5 |
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| 21 | a few [noun] [pron] were | 37 |
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| 22 | a few [noun] [pers pn] were | 21 |
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| 23 | a few [noun] they were | 18 |
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| 24 | a few [noun] they were | 18 |
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| 25 | a few [noun] [noun] were | 10 |
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| 26 | a few [noun] [adv] were | 8 |
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| 27 | a few [noun] [Wh pn] were | 8 |
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| 28 | a few [noun] who were | 8 |
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| 29 | a few [noun] who were | 8 |
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| 30 | a few [noun] [adv] were | 8 |
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