| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj -est] and [adv] | 1001 |
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| 2 | [adj -est] [coord] most | 832 |
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| 3 | largest [coord] [adv] | 167 |
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| 4 | best [coord] [adv] | 123 |
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| 5 | oldest [coord] [adv] | 69 |
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| 6 | biggest [coord] [adv] | 50 |
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| 7 | [adj -est] [coord] best | 40 |
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| 8 | [adj -est] [coord] least | 38 |
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| 9 | simplest [coord] [adv] | 37 |
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| 10 | finest [coord] [adv] | 32 |
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| 11 | greatest [coord] [adv] | 25 |
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| 12 | earliest [coord] [adv] | 25 |
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| 13 | longest [coord] [adv] | 21 |
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| 14 | strongest [coord] [adv] | 18 |
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| 15 | latest [coord] [adv] | 18 |
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| 16 | newest [coord] [adv] | 17 |
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| 17 | easiest [coord] [adv] | 17 |
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| 18 | richest [coord] [adv] | 16 |
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| 19 | highest [coord] [adv] | 14 |
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| 20 | [adj -est] or [adv] | 14 |
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| 21 | poorest [coord] [adv] | 14 |
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| 22 | [adj -est] [coord] perhaps | 13 |
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| 23 | smallest [coord] [adv] | 12 |
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| 24 | cheapest [coord] [adv] | 12 |
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| 25 | fastest [coord] [adv] | 11 |
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| 26 | commonest [coord] [adv] | 10 |
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| 27 | worst [coord] [adv] | 10 |
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| 28 | safest [coord] [adv] | 10 |
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| 29 | [adj -est] but [adv] | 10 |
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| 30 | quickest [coord] [adv] | 10 |
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