| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the [adj] as | 3078 |
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| 2 | the [det] [subord] | 3010 |
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| 3 | the same [subord] | 2835 |
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| 4 | the same [subord] | 2835 |
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| 5 | the [adj] [subord] | 811 |
|
| 6 | the [num] [subord] | 409 |
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| 7 | the [adj] when | 286 |
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| 8 | the [adj] than | 264 |
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| 9 | the [adj] if | 227 |
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| 10 | the [num ord] [subord] | 200 |
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| 11 | the [adj] because | 186 |
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| 12 | the [adj] since | 95 |
|
| 13 | the [adj -er] [subord] | 90 |
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| 14 | the latter [subord] | 81 |
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| 15 | the latter [subord] | 81 |
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| 16 | the [adj -est] [subord] | 81 |
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| 17 | the [adj] where | 72 |
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| 18 | the [adj] whether | 66 |
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| 19 | the [adj] for | 60 |
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| 20 | the first [subord] | 55 |
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| 21 | the first [subord] | 55 |
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| 22 | the good [subord] | 39 |
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| 23 | the [adj] before | 36 |
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| 24 | the 1980s [subord] | 36 |
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| 25 | the 1980s [subord] | 36 |
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| 26 | the [adj] though | 32 |
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| 27 | the [adj] until | 32 |
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| 28 | the [adj] after | 31 |
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| 29 | the former [subord] | 31 |
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| 30 | the former [subord] | 31 |
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