| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | during the [adj] few [noun pl] | 286 |
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| 2 | during the [num ord] few [noun pl] | 226 |
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| 3 | during the next few [noun pl] | 101 |
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| 4 | during the next few [noun pl] | 101 |
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| 5 | during the last few [noun pl] | 71 |
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| 6 | during the last few [noun pl] | 71 |
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| 7 | during the [adj] few [noun pl] | 60 |
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| 8 | during the first few [noun pl] | 54 |
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| 9 | during the first few [noun pl] | 54 |
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| 10 | during the past few [noun pl] | 53 |
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| 11 | during the past few [noun pl] | 53 |
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