| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | than [verb] a | 602 |
|
| 2 | than [v-ing] a | 329 |
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| 3 | than [vb infin] a | 131 |
|
| 4 | than [to-vb] a | 124 |
|
| 5 | than [verb] an | 109 |
|
| 6 | than [vb base] a | 94 |
|
| 7 | than have a | 51 |
|
| 8 | than make a | 39 |
|
| 9 | than use a | 29 |
|
| 10 | than having a | 26 |
|
| 11 | than using a | 21 |
|
| 12 | than take a | 21 |
|
| 13 | than provide a | 19 |
|
| 14 | than do a | 18 |
|
| 15 | than making a | 16 |
|
| 16 | than have a | 15 |
|
| 17 | than [vb -s] a | 15 |
|
| 18 | than create a | 14 |
|
| 19 | than [vb pp] a | 13 |
|
| 20 | than does a | 13 |
|
| 21 | than buy a | 13 |
|
| 22 | than offer a | 13 |
|
| 23 | than creating a | 11 |
|
| 24 | than to make a | 10 |
|
| 25 | than risk a | 10 |
|
| 26 | than get a | 9 |
|
| 27 | than adopting a | 8 |
|
| 28 | than produce a | 8 |
|
| 29 | than adopt a | 8 |
|
| 30 | than to have a | 8 |
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