| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] a few | 7667 |
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| 2 | [prep] a few | 7667 |
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| 3 | [verb] a few | 5485 |
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| 4 | [adv] a few | 4671 |
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| 5 | [adv] a few | 4106 |
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| 6 | for a few | 2389 |
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| 7 | for a few | 2389 |
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| 8 | [conj] a few | 2157 |
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| 9 | only a few | 1764 |
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| 10 | only a few | 1764 |
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| 11 | [vb past] a few | 1365 |
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| 12 | [coord] a few | 1362 |
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| 13 | [noun] a few | 1285 |
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| 14 | in a few | 1171 |
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| 15 | in a few | 1171 |
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| 16 | [be] a few | 1129 |
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| 17 | be a few | 1127 |
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| 18 | and a few | 947 |
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| 19 | and a few | 947 |
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| 20 | just a few | 929 |
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| 21 | just a few | 929 |
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| 22 | [vb pp] a few | 868 |
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| 23 | [noun sg] a few | 818 |
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| 24 | quite a few | 796 |
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| 25 | quite a few | 796 |
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| 26 | [vb base] a few | 784 |
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| 27 | [vb infin] a few | 765 |
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| 28 | [to-vb] a few | 758 |
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| 29 | of a few | 714 |
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| 30 | of a few | 714 |
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