| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [adv] better than | 157 |
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| 2 | do [adv] better [subord] | 79 |
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| 3 | [vb infin] [adv] better [subord] | 56 |
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| 4 | [verb] much better [subord] | 48 |
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| 5 | do [adv] better [subord] | 41 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [adv] better [subord] | 36 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] [adv] better [subord] | 32 |
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| 8 | [verb] far better [subord] | 22 |
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| 9 | [verb] no better [subord] | 22 |
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| 10 | [verb] even better [subord] | 17 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] [adv] better [subord] | 16 |
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| 12 | fare [adv] better [subord] | 15 |
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| 13 | perform [adv] better [subord] | 14 |
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| 14 | [vb -s] [adv] better [subord] | 14 |
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| 15 | did [adv] better [subord] | 12 |
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| 16 | [to-vb] [adv] better [subord] | 11 |
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| 17 | [verb] slightly better [subord] | 11 |
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| 18 | [verb] rather better [subord] | 10 |
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| 19 | done [adv] better [subord] | 10 |
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| 20 | [verb] [adv] better if | 9 |
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| 21 | work [adv] better [subord] | 9 |
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| 22 | [vb base] [adv] better [subord] | 8 |
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| 23 | doing [adv] better [subord] | 7 |
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| 24 | [verb] any better [subord] | 7 |
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| 25 | [verb] significantly better [subord] | 6 |
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| 26 | performed [adv] better [subord] | 6 |
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| 27 | [verb] little better [subord] | 6 |
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| 28 | fared [adv] better [subord] | 5 |
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| 29 | to do [adv] better [subord] | 5 |
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