| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [be] only a few yards | 12 |
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| 2 | be only a few yards | 12 |
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| 3 | [was/were] only a few yards | 9 |
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| 4 | [noun] only a few yards | 7 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] only a few yards | 6 |
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| 6 | was only a few yards | 6 |
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| 7 | [verb] only a few yards | 5 |
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| 8 | only a few [adj] yards | 21 |
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| 9 | only a few [num] yards | 17 |
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| 10 | only a few hundred yards | 16 |
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| 11 | only a few hundred yards | 16 |
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| 12 | only a few yards [prep] | 19 |
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| 13 | only a few yards [prep] | 19 |
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| 14 | only a few yards [adv] | 17 |
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| 15 | only a few yards [adv] | 15 |
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| 16 | only a few yards from | 9 |
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| 17 | only a few yards from | 9 |
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| 18 | only a few yards away | 9 |
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| 19 | only a few yards away | 9 |
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