| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a number of [noun] [conj] [verb] | 134 |
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| 2 | a number of [noun pl] [conj] [verb] | 129 |
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| 3 | a number of [noun] [coord] [verb] | 69 |
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| 4 | a number of [noun] and [verb] | 67 |
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| 5 | a number of [noun] and [verb] | 67 |
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| 6 | a number of [noun] [conj] [vb base] | 63 |
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| 7 | a number of [noun] [that] [verb] | 59 |
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| 8 | a number of [noun] that [verb] | 59 |
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| 9 | a number of [noun] that [verb] | 59 |
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| 10 | a number of [noun] [conj] [vb past] | 31 |
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| 11 | a number of [noun] [conj] have | 27 |
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| 12 | a number of [noun] [conj] have | 18 |
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| 13 | a number of [noun] [conj] [vb -s] | 16 |
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| 14 | a number of [noun] [conj] [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 15 | a number of [noun] [conj] [vb pp] | 10 |
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| 16 | a number of year [conj] [verb] | 9 |
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| 17 | a number of years [conj] [verb] | 9 |
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| 18 | a number of factors [conj] [verb] | 6 |
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| 19 | a number of factor [conj] [verb] | 6 |
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| 20 | a number of [noun] [subord] [verb] | 6 |
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| 21 | a number of [noun] [conj] do | 5 |
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| 22 | a number of [noun] [conj] has | 5 |
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