| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [adv] a few yards | 84 |
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| 2 | [adv] a few yards | 77 |
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| 3 | [verb] a few yards | 58 |
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| 4 | [prep] a few yards | 54 |
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| 5 | [prep] a few yards | 54 |
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| 6 | [noun] a few yards | 46 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] a few yards | 41 |
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| 8 | only a few yards | 40 |
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| 9 | only a few yards | 40 |
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| 10 | just a few yards | 28 |
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| 11 | just a few yards | 28 |
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| 12 | [vb past] a few yards | 22 |
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| 13 | [conj] a few yards | 20 |
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| 14 | within a few yards | 17 |
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| 15 | within a few yards | 17 |
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| 16 | [v-ing] a few yards | 16 |
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| 17 | [subord] a few yards | 12 |
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| 18 | than a few yards | 11 |
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| 19 | than a few yards | 11 |
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| 20 | for a few yards | 11 |
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| 21 | for a few yards | 11 |
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| 22 | [vb pp] a few yards | 10 |
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| 23 | be a few yards | 8 |
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| 24 | [be] a few yards | 8 |
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| 25 | [coord] a few yards | 7 |
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| 26 | [adv prt] a few yards | 7 |
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| 27 | stand a few yards | 7 |
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| 28 | stop a few yards | 6 |
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| 29 | [was/were] a few yards | 6 |
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| 30 | after a few yards | 5 |
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