| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] a [adj] number of [noun pl] | 661 |
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| 2 | [prep] the [adj] number of [noun pl] | 418 |
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| 3 | of [art] [adj] number of [noun pl] | 283 |
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| 4 | [prep] [art] large number of [noun pl] | 264 |
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| 5 | in [art] [adj] number of [noun pl] | 151 |
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| 6 | to [art] [adj] number of [noun pl] | 141 |
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| 7 | [prep] [art] small number of [noun pl] | 140 |
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| 8 | for [art] [adj] number of [noun pl] | 135 |
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| 9 | with [art] [adj] number of [noun pl] | 133 |
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| 10 | [prep] [art] total number of [noun pl] | 114 |
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| 11 | [prep] an [adj] number of [noun pl] | 102 |
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| 12 | by [art] [adj] number of [noun pl] | 89 |
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| 13 | [prep] [art] limited number of [noun pl] | 86 |
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| 14 | [prep] [art] increasing number of [noun pl] | 59 |
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| 15 | on [art] [adj] number of [noun pl] | 55 |
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| 16 | [prep] [art] growing number of [noun pl] | 54 |
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| 17 | [prep] [art] [adj] number of years | 48 |
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| 18 | [prep] [art] [adj] number of cases | 44 |
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| 19 | from [art] [adj] number of [noun pl] | 38 |
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| 20 | [prep] [art] certain number of [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 21 | [prep] [art] considerable number of [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 22 | into [art] [adj] number of [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 23 | over [art] [adj] number of [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 24 | [prep] [art] [adj] number of patients | 17 |
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| 25 | [prep] [art] [adj] number of women | 16 |
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| 26 | [prep] [art] great number of [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 27 | [prep] [art] average number of [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 28 | [prep] [art] increased number of [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 29 | as [art] [adj] number of [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 30 | [prep] [art] significant number of [noun pl] | 13 |
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