| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | the [adj] couple of [noun pl] [conj] | 54 |
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| 2 | the [num ord] couple of [noun pl] [conj] | 47 |
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| 3 | the last couple of [noun pl] [conj] | 25 |
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| 4 | the last couple of [noun pl] [conj] | 25 |
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| 5 | the next couple of [noun pl] [conj] | 19 |
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| 6 | the next couple of [noun pl] [conj] | 19 |
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| 7 | the past couple of [noun pl] [conj] | 7 |
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| 8 | the [adj] couple of [noun pl] [conj] | 7 |
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| 9 | the past couple of [noun pl] [conj] | 7 |
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