| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] a few years and | 22 |
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| 2 | [prep] a few years and | 22 |
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| 3 | for a few years and | 15 |
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| 4 | for a few years and | 15 |
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| 5 | a few [adj] years and | 6 |
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| 6 | a few years [adv] and | 33 |
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| 7 | a few years [adv] and | 29 |
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| 8 | a few years ago and | 24 |
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| 9 | a few years ago and | 24 |
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| 10 | a few years and [adv] | 10 |
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| 11 | a few years and [adv] | 10 |
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| 12 | a few years and then | 7 |
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| 13 | a few years and then | 7 |
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| 14 | a few years and [verb] | 6 |
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