note 97802 added to function.preg-match

Sample Text String (3) Simply Put, likely favorite I want to search the string and return (3) Simply Put Where the 3 can be any number between 1 and 20, and the text can be multiple words or 1 with a max length of 24 How can I accomplish this with preg_match or preg_match_all Thanks ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 72.185.50.152 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-match.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/97802 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97802/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97802/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97802/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97802/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97802/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97802/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97802 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/97802 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php