| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be a number of [noun] [prep] | 345 |
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| 2 | [be] a number of [noun] [prep] | 345 |
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| 3 | [be] a number of [noun pl] [prep] | 338 |
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| 4 | [am/are] a number of [noun] [prep] | 227 |
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| 5 | are a number of [noun] [prep] | 226 |
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| 6 | [be] a number of [noun] in | 88 |
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| 7 | [be] a number of [noun] of | 85 |
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| 8 | [be] a number of [noun] for | 48 |
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| 9 | [been] a number of [noun] [prep] | 44 |
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| 10 | been a number of [noun] [prep] | 44 |
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| 11 | [was/were] a number of [noun] [prep] | 42 |
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| 12 | were a number of [noun] [prep] | 42 |
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| 13 | [be] a number of ways [prep] | 38 |
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| 14 | [be] a number of way [prep] | 38 |
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| 15 | [be] a number of reason [prep] | 33 |
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| 16 | [be] a number of reasons [prep] | 33 |
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| 17 | [be] a number of [noun] to | 33 |
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| 18 | [be] a number of [noun] [prep] | 24 |
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| 19 | be a number of [noun] [prep] | 24 |
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| 20 | [be] a number of [noun] with | 22 |
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| 21 | [be] a number of [noun] on | 18 |
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| 22 | [be] a number of problem [prep] | 16 |
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| 23 | [be] a number of problems [prep] | 16 |
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| 24 | [be] a number of [noun] at | 8 |
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| 25 | [be] a number of [noun] by | 8 |
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| 26 | [be] a number of [noun] between | 7 |
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| 27 | [is] a number of [noun] [prep] | 7 |
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| 28 | [be] a number of [n mass] [prep] | 6 |
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| 29 | [be] a number of [noun] about | 6 |
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| 30 | [be] a number of method [prep] | 6 |
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