| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be little [adj -er] than a [noun] | 13 |
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| 2 | be little [adj -er] than a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 3 | be little better than a [noun] | 10 |
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| 4 | was little [adj -er] than a [noun] | 6 |
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