| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 259 |
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| 2 | [prep] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 250 |
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| 3 | [prep] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 250 |
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| 4 | [adv] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 209 |
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| 5 | [adv] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 191 |
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| 6 | [conj] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 136 |
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| 7 | only a few [noun pl] [verb] | 103 |
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| 8 | only a few [noun pl] [verb] | 103 |
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| 9 | for a few [noun pl] [verb] | 94 |
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| 10 | for a few [noun pl] [verb] | 94 |
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| 11 | [coord] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 73 |
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| 12 | [vb past] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 67 |
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| 13 | have a few [noun pl] [verb] | 62 |
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| 14 | and a few [noun pl] [verb] | 53 |
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| 15 | and a few [noun pl] [verb] | 53 |
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| 16 | [subord] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 51 |
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| 17 | [be] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 47 |
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| 18 | be a few [noun pl] [verb] | 47 |
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| 19 | [vb base] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 46 |
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| 20 | take a few [noun pl] [verb] | 44 |
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| 21 | [vb infin] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 43 |
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| 22 | quite a few [noun pl] [verb] | 43 |
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| 23 | quite a few [noun pl] [verb] | 43 |
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| 24 | [pron] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 35 |
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| 25 | with a few [noun pl] [verb] | 35 |
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| 26 | with a few [noun pl] [verb] | 35 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 32 |
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| 28 | in a few [noun pl] [verb] | 32 |
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| 29 | [to-vb] a few [noun pl] [verb] | 32 |
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| 30 | in a few [noun pl] [verb] | 32 |
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