| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [adj] but a few [noun] | 23 |
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| 2 | [det] but a few [noun] | 21 |
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| 3 | all but a few [noun] | 20 |
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| 4 | all but a few [noun] | 20 |
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| 5 | [verb] but a few [noun] | 16 |
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| 6 | [noun] but a few [noun] | 9 |
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| 7 | [to-vb] but a few [noun] | 8 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] but a few [noun] | 5 |
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| 9 | but [prep] a few [noun] | 83 |
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| 10 | but [prep] a few [noun] | 83 |
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| 11 | but [adv] a few [noun] | 37 |
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| 12 | but [adv] a few [noun] | 37 |
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| 13 | but after a few [noun] | 36 |
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| 14 | but after a few [noun] | 36 |
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| 15 | but within a few [noun] | 19 |
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| 16 | but within a few [noun] | 19 |
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| 17 | but in a few [noun] | 18 |
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| 18 | but in a few [noun] | 18 |
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| 19 | but only a few [noun] | 14 |
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| 20 | but only a few [noun] | 14 |
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| 21 | but [verb] a few [noun] | 11 |
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| 22 | but just a few [noun] | 11 |
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| 23 | but just a few [noun] | 11 |
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| 24 | but [conj] a few [noun] | 7 |
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| 25 | but [subord] a few [noun] | 6 |
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| 26 | but after a few [noun] | 6 |
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| 27 | but after a few [noun] | 6 |
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| 28 | but [vb past] a few [noun] | 5 |
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| 29 | but for a few [noun] | 5 |
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| 30 | but for a few [noun] | 5 |
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