| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | a number of [noun] [prep] the | 568 |
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| 2 | a number of [noun] [prep] the | 568 |
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| 3 | a number of [noun pl] [prep] the | 550 |
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| 4 | a number of [noun] in the | 169 |
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| 5 | a number of [noun] in the | 169 |
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| 6 | a number of [noun] of the | 65 |
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| 7 | a number of [noun] of the | 65 |
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| 8 | a number of [noun] to the | 57 |
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| 9 | a number of [noun] to the | 57 |
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| 10 | a number of [noun] on the | 51 |
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| 11 | a number of [noun] on the | 51 |
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| 12 | a number of [noun] for the | 28 |
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| 13 | a number of [noun] for the | 28 |
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| 14 | a number of [noun] from the | 24 |
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| 15 | a number of [noun] from the | 24 |
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| 16 | a number of [noun] about the | 22 |
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| 17 | a number of [noun] about the | 22 |
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| 18 | a number of [noun] at the | 19 |
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| 19 | a number of [noun] at the | 19 |
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| 20 | a number of [noun] including the | 17 |
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| 21 | a number of [noun] including the | 17 |
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| 22 | a number of occasion [prep] the | 16 |
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| 23 | a number of [n mass] [prep] the | 16 |
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| 24 | a number of [noun] with the | 16 |
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| 25 | a number of occasions [prep] the | 16 |
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| 26 | a number of [noun] with the | 16 |
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| 27 | a number of year [prep] the | 14 |
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| 28 | a number of years [prep] the | 14 |
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| 29 | a number of [noun] over the | 12 |
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| 30 | a number of changes [prep] the | 12 |
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