| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [v-ing] [art] number of [noun pl] | 443 |
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| 2 | [v-ing] [art] number [prep] [noun pl] | 424 |
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| 3 | [v-ing] the number [prep] [noun pl] | 302 |
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| 4 | [v-ing] a number [prep] [noun pl] | 141 |
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| 5 | increasing [art] number [prep] [noun pl] | 60 |
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| 6 | reducing [art] number [prep] [noun pl] | 56 |
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| 7 | counting [art] number [prep] [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] [art] number [prep] times | 20 |
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| 9 | [v-ing] [art] numbers [prep] [noun pl] | 19 |
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| 10 | dividing [art] number [prep] [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 11 | making [art] number [prep] [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] [art] number [prep] women | 8 |
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| 13 | bringing [art] number [prep] [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 14 | limiting [art] number [prep] [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 15 | having [art] number [prep] [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 16 | recording [art] number [prep] [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 17 | [v-ing] [art] number [prep] days | 7 |
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| 18 | cutting [art] number [prep] [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 19 | calculating [art] number [prep] [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] [art] number [prep] words | 6 |
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| 21 | using [art] number [prep] [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 22 | [v-ing] [art] number [prep] deaths | 6 |
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| 23 | [v-ing] [art] number [prep] students | 5 |
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| 24 | showing [art] number [prep] [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 25 | estimating [art] number [prep] [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 26 | noting [art] number [prep] [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 27 | considering [art] number [prep] [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 28 | [v-ing] [art] number [prep] pupils | 5 |
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| 29 | restricting [art] number [prep] [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 30 | [v-ing] [art] number [prep] children | 5 |
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