| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a [noun sg] of [noun pl] | 41187 |
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| 2 | a [noun sg] of [noun pl] | 39768 |
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| 3 | a number of [noun pl] | 7666 |
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| 4 | a couple of [noun pl] | 5124 |
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| 5 | a variety of [noun pl] | 2420 |
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| 6 | a lot of [noun pl] | 2418 |
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| 7 | a group of [noun pl] | 1483 |
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| 8 | an [noun sg] of [noun pl] | 1419 |
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| 9 | a range of [noun pl] | 1324 |
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| 10 | a [noun sg] of years | 1174 |
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| 11 | a set of [noun pl] | 1077 |
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| 12 | a list of [noun pl] | 660 |
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| 13 | a [noun sg] of things | 619 |
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| 14 | a [noun sg] of days | 588 |
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| 15 | a [noun sg] of ways | 551 |
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| 16 | a [noun sg] of weeks | 533 |
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| 17 | a [noun sg] of hours | 452 |
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| 18 | a [noun sg] of times | 439 |
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| 19 | a [noun sg] of reasons | 429 |
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| 20 | a handful of [noun pl] | 421 |
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| 21 | a matter of [noun pl] | 413 |
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| 22 | a [noun sg] of factors | 358 |
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| 23 | a [noun sg] of men | 324 |
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| 24 | a [noun sg] of months | 318 |
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| 25 | a [noun sg] of women | 317 |
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| 26 | a collection of [noun pl] | 315 |
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| 27 | a [noun sg] of minutes | 284 |
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| 28 | a result of [noun pl] | 256 |
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| 29 | a bunch of [noun pl] | 254 |
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| 30 | a [noun sg] of children | 248 |
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