| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a hundred [noun pl] [prep] | 359 |
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| 2 | a [num] [noun pl] of | 278 |
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| 3 | a million [noun pl] [prep] | 260 |
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| 4 | a dozen [noun pl] [prep] | 230 |
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| 5 | a thousand [noun pl] [prep] | 210 |
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| 6 | a [num] [noun pl] in | 199 |
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| 7 | a [num] pounds [prep] | 154 |
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| 8 | a [num] [noun pl] from | 137 |
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| 9 | a [num] years [prep] | 107 |
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| 10 | a [num] miles [prep] | 95 |
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| 11 | a [num] [noun pl] for | 79 |
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| 12 | a [num] [noun pl] on | 67 |
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| 13 | a [num] yards [prep] | 64 |
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| 14 | a [num] [noun pl] to | 51 |
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| 15 | a [num] [noun pl] per | 43 |
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| 16 | a [num] [noun pl] at | 43 |
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| 17 | a [num] times [prep] | 42 |
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| 18 | a [num] feet [prep] | 28 |
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| 19 | a [num] metres [prep] | 25 |
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| 20 | a [num] men [prep] | 23 |
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| 21 | a [num] copies [prep] | 23 |
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| 22 | a [num] dollars [prep] | 23 |
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| 23 | a billion [noun pl] [prep] | 21 |
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| 24 | a [num] [noun pl] by | 17 |
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| 25 | a [num] [noun pl] after | 17 |
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| 26 | a [num] [noun pl] with | 14 |
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| 27 | a [num] tons [prep] | 14 |
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| 28 | a [num] [noun pl] before | 13 |
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| 29 | a [num] acres [prep] | 13 |
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| 30 | a [num] tonnes [prep] | 12 |
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