| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | only a few [noun pl] | 1199 |
|
| 2 | only a [det] [noun pl] | 1199 |
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| 3 | only a few [noun pl] | 1199 |
|
| 4 | only a [adj] minutes | 110 |
|
| 5 | only a [adj] years | 98 |
|
| 6 | only a [adj] weeks | 90 |
|
| 7 | only a [adj] months | 83 |
|
| 8 | only a [adj] days | 80 |
|
| 9 | only a [adj] hours | 71 |
|
| 10 | only a [adj] miles | 60 |
|
| 11 | only a [adj] yards | 48 |
|
| 12 | only a [num] [noun pl] | 40 |
|
| 13 | only a [adj] feet | 38 |
|
| 14 | only a [adj] seconds | 33 |
|
| 15 | only a [adj] metres | 24 |
|
| 16 | only a [adj] inches | 22 |
|
| 17 | only a hundred [noun pl] | 19 |
|
| 18 | only a hundred [noun pl] | 19 |
|
| 19 | only a [adj] moments | 19 |
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| 20 | only a [adj] pounds | 11 |
|
| 21 | only a dozen [noun pl] | 10 |
|
| 22 | only a dozen [noun pl] | 10 |
|
| 23 | only a [adj] centimetres | 10 |
|
| 24 | only a [adj] cases | 10 |
|
| 25 | only a [adj] paces | 9 |
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| 26 | only a [adj] words | 9 |
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| 27 | only a [adj] kilometres | 8 |
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| 28 | only a [adj] places | 8 |
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| 29 | only a [adj] millimetres | 7 |
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| 30 | only a [adj] steps | 7 |
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