SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun sg] the better	94
2	[noun sg] the greater	77
3	[noun sg] the lower	33
4	[noun sg] the higher	31
5	[noun sg] the older	26
6	[noun sg] the smaller	19
7	[noun sg] the younger	18
8	[noun sg] the larger	16
9	[noun sg] the later	15
10	[noun sg] the worse	14
11	[noun sg] the earlier	13
12	[noun sg] the longer	12
13	course the [adj -er]	11
14	time the [adj -er]	10
15	[noun sg] the closer	10
16	way the [adj -er]	9
17	account the [adj -er]	9
18	case the [adj -er]	8
19	[noun sg] the wider	8
20	fact the [adj -er]	8
21	[noun sg] the bigger	8
22	[noun sg] the faster	7
23	[noun sg] the easier	7
24	[noun sg] the stronger	6
25	[noun sg] the harder	5
26	century the [adj -er]	5
27	population the [adj -er]	5