| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | a couple of [noun pl] of | 263 |
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| 2 | a couple of [noun pl] in | 163 |
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| 3 | a couple of [noun pl] on | 89 |
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| 4 | a couple of [noun pl] from | 86 |
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| 5 | a couple of [noun pl] for | 62 |
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| 6 | a couple of hours [prep] | 60 |
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| 7 | a couple of [noun pl] at | 58 |
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| 8 | a couple of [noun pl] with | 56 |
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| 9 | a couple of [noun pl] before | 55 |
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| 10 | a couple of days [prep] | 52 |
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| 11 | a couple of weeks [prep] | 49 |
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| 12 | a couple of years [prep] | 47 |
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| 13 | a couple of times [prep] | 41 |
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| 14 | a couple of [noun pl] to | 40 |
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| 15 | a couple of miles [prep] | 38 |
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| 16 | a couple of [noun pl] after | 34 |
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| 17 | a couple of months [prep] | 27 |
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| 18 | a couple of inches [prep] | 23 |
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| 19 | a couple of bottles [prep] | 21 |
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| 20 | a couple of minutes [prep] | 18 |
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| 21 | a couple of feet [prep] | 16 |
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| 22 | a couple of glasses [prep] | 15 |
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| 23 | a couple of things [prep] | 14 |
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| 24 | a couple of [noun pl] into | 14 |
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| 25 | a couple of pints [prep] | 14 |
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| 26 | a couple of nights [prep] | 11 |
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| 27 | a couple of [noun pl] by | 11 |
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| 28 | a couple of [noun pl] about | 11 |
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| 29 | a couple of [noun pl] off | 11 |
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| 30 | a couple of [noun pl] over | 9 |
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