| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | in a few [noun pl] | 990 |
|
| 2 | in a few minutes | 176 |
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| 3 | in a few days | 128 |
|
| 4 | in a few years | 113 |
|
| 5 | in a few weeks | 90 |
|
| 6 | in a few cases | 89 |
|
| 7 | in a few months | 80 |
|
| 8 | in a few moments | 51 |
|
| 9 | in a few seconds | 35 |
|
| 10 | in a few hours | 35 |
|
| 11 | in a few words | 22 |
|
| 12 | in a few instances | 14 |
|
| 13 | in a few places | 13 |
|
| 14 | in a few areas | 11 |
|
| 15 | in a few generations | 8 |
|
| 16 | in a few countries | 5 |
|
| 17 | in a few sentences | 5 |
|
| 18 | in a few hands | 5 |
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