| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [prep] a couple of [noun pl] | 1593 |
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| 2 | for a couple of [noun pl] | 621 |
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| 3 | in a couple of [noun pl] | 300 |
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| 4 | [prep] a couple of days | 251 |
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| 5 | [prep] a couple of years | 215 |
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| 6 | [prep] a couple of weeks | 184 |
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| 7 | [prep] a couple of hours | 172 |
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| 8 | [prep] a couple of minutes | 120 |
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| 9 | after a couple of [noun pl] | 111 |
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| 10 | within a couple of [noun pl] | 95 |
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| 11 | with a couple of [noun pl] | 94 |
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| 12 | [prep] a couple of months | 92 |
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| 13 | of a couple of [noun pl] | 59 |
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| 14 | on a couple of [noun pl] | 49 |
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| 15 | to a couple of [noun pl] | 49 |
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| 16 | about a couple of [noun pl] | 31 |
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| 17 | by a couple of [noun pl] | 29 |
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| 18 | like a couple of [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 19 | from a couple of [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 20 | [prep] a couple of seconds | 26 |
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| 21 | [prep] a couple of times | 22 |
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| 22 | [prep] a couple of occasions | 21 |
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| 23 | [prep] a couple of nights | 19 |
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| 24 | over a couple of [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 25 | [prep] a couple of things | 15 |
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| 26 | through a couple of [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 27 | [prep] a couple of points | 12 |
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| 28 | [prep] a couple of miles | 11 |
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| 29 | [prep] a couple of drinks | 9 |
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| 30 | [prep] a couple of inches | 8 |
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