| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | a [adj] number of [noun] [prep] | 624 |
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| 2 | a [adj] number of [noun] [prep] | 602 |
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| 3 | a large number of [noun] [prep] | 164 |
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| 4 | a large number of [noun] [prep] | 158 |
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| 5 | a small number of [noun] [prep] | 54 |
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| 6 | a small number of [noun] [prep] | 51 |
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| 7 | a limited number of [noun] [prep] | 48 |
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| 8 | a limited number of [noun] [prep] | 48 |
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| 9 | a increasing number of [noun] [prep] | 37 |
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| 10 | a increasing number of [noun] [prep] | 37 |
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| 11 | a great number of [noun] [prep] | 27 |
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| 12 | a considerable number of [noun] [prep] | 25 |
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| 13 | a considerable number of [noun] [prep] | 25 |
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| 14 | a [adj -er] number of [noun] [prep] | 22 |
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| 15 | a [noun sg] number of [noun] [prep] | 20 |
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| 16 | a [noun] number of [noun] [prep] | 20 |
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| 17 | a substantial number of [noun] [prep] | 19 |
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| 18 | a substantial number of [noun] [prep] | 19 |
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| 19 | a equal number of [noun] [prep] | 18 |
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| 20 | a equal number of [noun] [prep] | 18 |
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| 21 | a certain number of [noun] [prep] | 17 |
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| 22 | a great number of [noun] [prep] | 17 |
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| 23 | a certain number of [noun] [prep] | 17 |
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| 24 | a growing number of [noun] [prep] | 16 |
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| 25 | a growing number of [noun] [prep] | 16 |
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| 26 | a infinite number of [noun] [prep] | 13 |
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| 27 | a infinite number of [noun] [prep] | 13 |
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| 28 | a record number of [noun] [prep] | 12 |
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| 29 | a significant number of [noun] [prep] | 12 |
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| 30 | a significant number of [noun] [prep] | 12 |
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