| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a [adj] number of [noun pl] | 1937 |
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| 2 | the [adj] number of [noun pl] | 1210 |
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| 3 | [art] large number of [noun pl] | 732 |
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| 4 | an [adj] number of [noun pl] | 408 |
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| 5 | [art] total number of [noun pl] | 316 |
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| 6 | [art] small number of [noun pl] | 304 |
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| 7 | [art] limited number of [noun pl] | 197 |
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| 8 | [art] increasing number of [noun pl] | 170 |
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| 9 | [art] growing number of [noun pl] | 117 |
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| 10 | [art] average number of [noun pl] | 103 |
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| 11 | [art] considerable number of [noun pl] | 90 |
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| 12 | [art] certain number of [noun pl] | 86 |
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| 13 | [art] maximum number of [noun pl] | 80 |
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| 14 | [art] great number of [noun pl] | 76 |
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| 15 | [art] [adj] number of cases | 76 |
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| 16 | [art] significant number of [noun pl] | 61 |
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| 17 | [art] [adj] number of years | 60 |
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| 18 | [art] [adj] number of women | 57 |
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| 19 | [art] substantial number of [noun pl] | 52 |
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| 20 | [art] [adj] number of children | 48 |
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| 21 | [art] minimum number of [noun pl] | 47 |
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| 22 | [art] [adj] number of patients | 47 |
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| 23 | [art] equal number of [noun pl] | 44 |
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| 24 | [art] vast number of [noun pl] | 39 |
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| 25 | [art] [adj] number of times | 36 |
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| 26 | [art] [adj] number of students | 34 |
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| 27 | [art] infinite number of [noun pl] | 32 |
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| 28 | [art] required number of [noun pl] | 30 |
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| 29 | [art] increased number of [noun pl] | 30 |
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| 30 | [art] [adj] number of men | 30 |
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