| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be [vb pp] a [noun] of [noun pl] | 167 |
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| 2 | [be] [vb pp] a [noun sg] of [noun pl] | 155 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [noun] of [noun pl] | 62 |
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| 4 | was [vb pp] a [noun] of [noun pl] | 44 |
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| 5 | [be] [vb pp] a number of [noun pl] | 40 |
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| 6 | [be] [vb pp] a number of [noun pl] | 40 |
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| 7 | [be] [vb pp] a couple of [noun pl] | 38 |
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| 8 | [be] [vb pp] a couple of [noun pl] | 38 |
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| 9 | [be] given a [noun] of [noun pl] | 37 |
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| 10 | [is] [vb pp] a [noun] of [noun pl] | 33 |
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| 11 | be [vb pp] a [noun] of [noun pl] | 28 |
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| 12 | [be] [vb pp] a [noun] of [noun pl] | 28 |
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| 13 | been [vb pp] a [noun] of [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 14 | [been] [vb pp] a [noun] of [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 15 | [be] [vb pp] a [noun] of times | 24 |
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| 16 | is [vb pp] a [noun] of [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 17 | were [vb pp] a [noun] of [noun pl] | 18 |
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| 18 | [am/are] [vb pp] a [noun] of [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 19 | are [vb pp] a [noun] of [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 20 | 's [vb pp] a [noun] of [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 21 | [be] [vb pp] a [n mass] of [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 22 | [be] offered a [noun] of [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 23 | [be] [vb pp] a series of [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 24 | [be] [vb pp] a lot of [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 25 | [be] [vb pp] a series of [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 26 | [be] [vb pp] a lot of [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 27 | [be] [vb pp] a variety of [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 28 | [be] [vb pp] a [noun] of weeks | 7 |
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| 29 | [be] [vb pp] a variety of [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 30 | [be] [vb pp] a list of [noun pl] | 6 |
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