| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [conj] a couple of [noun] | 383 |
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| 2 | [conj] a couple of [noun] | 383 |
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| 3 | [conj] a couple of [noun pl] | 330 |
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| 4 | [coord] a couple of [noun] | 242 |
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| 5 | and a couple of [noun] | 215 |
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| 6 | and a couple of [noun] | 215 |
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| 7 | [subord] a couple of [noun] | 120 |
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| 8 | than a couple of [noun] | 59 |
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| 9 | than a couple of [noun] | 59 |
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| 10 | [conj] a couple of [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 11 | after a couple of [noun] | 26 |
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| 12 | after a couple of [noun] | 26 |
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| 13 | [conj] a couple of years | 25 |
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| 14 | [conj] a couple of year | 25 |
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| 15 | [conj] a couple of day | 21 |
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| 16 | that a couple of [noun] | 21 |
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| 17 | [that] a couple of [noun] | 21 |
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| 18 | that a couple of [noun] | 21 |
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| 19 | [conj] a couple of days | 21 |
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| 20 | but a couple of [noun] | 15 |
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| 21 | but a couple of [noun] | 15 |
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| 22 | [conj] a couple of minutes | 13 |
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| 23 | [conj] a couple of minute | 13 |
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| 24 | or a couple of [noun] | 12 |
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| 25 | or a couple of [noun] | 12 |
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| 26 | [conj] a couple of weeks | 12 |
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| 27 | [conj] a couple of week | 12 |
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| 28 | [conj] a couple of times | 10 |
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| 29 | [conj] a couple of hours | 10 |
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| 30 | [conj] a couple of hour | 10 |
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