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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] than [was/were] the	41
2	[noun sg] than [was/were] the	27
3	[adj] than [was/were] the	13
4	[noun pl] than [was/were] the	11
5	[adj] than [was/were] the	8
6	[adv] than [was/were] the	7
7	[adv] than [was/were] the	7
8	[verb] than [was/were] the	5
9	[vb pp] than [was/were] the	5
10	than [adj] [was/were] the	12
11	than [pron] [was/were] the	7
12	than [det] [was/were] the	7
13	than [noun] [was/were] the	6
14	than [noun sg] [was/were] the	6
15	than [was/were] [adv] the	14
16	than [was/were] [adv] the	14
17	than [was/were] the [noun]	60
18	than [was/were] the [noun sg]	47
19	than [was/were] the case	30
20	than [was/were] the case	30
21	than [was/were] the [adj]	10
22	than [was/were] the [noun pl]	9
23	than [was/were] the [adj]	8