| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be [adv] [adj] than a [noun sg] | 202 |
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| 2 | [be] [adv] [adj] than a [noun sg] | 196 |
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| 3 | [be] [adv] [det] than a [noun sg] | 83 |
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| 4 | [is] [adv] [adj] than a [noun sg] | 82 |
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| 5 | is [adv] [adj] than a [noun sg] | 71 |
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| 6 | [be] [adv] [adj] than a [noun sg] | 69 |
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| 7 | [be] [adv] more than a [noun sg] | 67 |
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| 8 | [be] [adv] more than a [noun sg] | 67 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] than a [noun sg] | 59 |
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| 10 | [be] more [adj] than a [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 11 | was [adv] [adj] than a [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 12 | [be] more [adj] than a [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 13 | [be] [adv] [adj -er] than a [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 14 | be [adv] [adj] than a [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 15 | [be] [adv] [adj] than a [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 16 | [am/are] [adv] [adj] than a [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 17 | [be] little [adj] than a [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 18 | [be] little [adj] than a [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 19 | [be] [adv] good than a [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 20 | [be] [adv] better than a [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 21 | are [adv] [adj] than a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 22 | [be] [adv] less than a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 23 | [be] [adv] less than a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 24 | [be] less [adj] than a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 25 | [be] less [adj] than a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 26 | [be] far [adj] than a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 27 | [be] far [adj] than a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 28 | 's [adv] [adj] than a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 29 | [be] much [adj] than a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 30 | [be] much [adj] than a [noun sg] | 11 |
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