SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	be the [adj -est]	1291
2	[be] the best	451
3	[be] the biggest	116
4	[be] the largest	85
5	[be] the worst	63
6	[be] the greatest	60
7	[be] the easiest	34
8	[be] the highest	32
9	[be] the oldest	32
10	[be] the fastest	24
11	[be] the finest	20
12	[be] the latest	19
13	[be] the cheapest	16
14	[be] the lowest	15
15	[be] the nearest	15
16	[be] the earliest	14
17	[be] the hardest	13
18	[be] the toughest	13
19	[be] the strongest	12
20	[be] the simplest	11
21	[be] the youngest	11
22	[be] the richest	9
23	[be] the happiest	9
24	[be] the closest	8
25	[be] the longest	8
26	[be] the smallest	8
27	[be] the busiest	7
28	[be] the commonest	6
29	[be] the fairest	5
30	[be] the quickest	5