| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun] be [adj -er] than a [noun] | 42 |
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| 2 | [noun] be [adj -er] than a [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] be [adj -er] than a [noun] | 33 |
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| 4 | [noun] is [adj -er] than a [noun] | 25 |
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| 5 | [noun] was [adj -er] than a [noun] | 9 |
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| 6 | [noun] be better than a [noun] | 8 |
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| 7 | [noun] are [adj -er] than a [noun] | 7 |
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