A few, anywhere from two to four: “Just put in ________ onions.”
| COUPLE | 590 |
| FEW | 167 |
| TWO-THREE | 55 |
| TWO OR THREE | 48 |
| SEVERAL | 41 |
| NR | 37 |
| COUPLE OF | 36 |
| SOME | 25 |
| THREE | 23 |
| COUPLE-THREE | 21 |
| HANDFUL | 13 |
| ONE OR TWO | 11 |
| THREE OR FOUR | 11 |
| TWO | 10 |
| SMALL AMOUNT | 7 |
| TASTE | 5 |
| COUPLE OR SO | 3 |
| SMATTERING | 3 |
| BUNCH OF | 2 |
| COUPLE OR THREE | 2 |
| DAB | 2 |
| DAB OF | 2 |
| LITTLE | 2 |
| SMALL AMOUNT OF | 2 |
| SMIDGEN | 2 |
| TOUCH OF | 2 |
| VERY FEW | 2 |
| BUNCH | 1 |
| COUPLE MORE | 1 |
| COUPLY | 1 |
| DASH | 1 |
| DRIBBLE | 1 |
| ENOUGH | 1 |
| EXTRA | 1 |
| FAIR QUANTITY OF | 1 |
| FEW FOR FLAVOR | 1 |
| FEW MORE | 1 |
| FEW OF ONIONS | 1 |
| FOUR | 1 |
| FOUR OR FIVE | 1 |
| HALF AND ANOTHER ONION | 1 |
| HALF-DOZEN | 1 |
| HANDFUL OF | 1 |
| JUST A FEW | 1 |
| LITTLE BUNCH OF | 1 |
| LITTLE ONION | 1 |
| LOT | 1 |
| NOT MANY | 1 |
| NUMBER | 1 |
| NUMBER OF | 1 |
| PACK | 1 |
| PAIR | 1 |
| SAME | 1 |
| SECOND HELPING OF ONION | 1 |
| SMALL BIT OF | 1 |
| SMALL PINCH | 1 |
| SMALL PORTION | 1 |
| SMIDGEN OF | 1 |
| TAD | 1 |
| THREE TO FIVE | 1 |
| THREE-FOUR | 1 |
| TWO AND ONE-HALF | 1 |
| TWO ONIONS | 1 |
| TWO TO FOUR | 1 |
| TWO TO THREE | 1 |
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