| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the [adj -est] [noun] | 40417 |
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| 2 | the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 29707 |
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| 3 | the best [noun] | 10327 |
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| 4 | the [adj -est] [noun pl] | 9663 |
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| 5 | the latest [noun] | 3095 |
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| 6 | the highest [noun] | 2762 |
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| 7 | the greatest [noun] | 2528 |
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| 8 | the largest [noun] | 2146 |
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| 9 | the biggest [noun] | 2143 |
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| 10 | the worst [noun] | 1755 |
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| 11 | the [adj -est] way | 1726 |
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| 12 | the [adj -est] way | 1607 |
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| 13 | the [adj -est] thing | 1271 |
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| 14 | the [adj -est] thing | 1129 |
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| 15 | the nearest [noun] | 1051 |
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| 16 | the lowest [noun] | 844 |
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| 17 | the earliest [noun] | 827 |
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| 18 | the finest [noun] | 730 |
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| 19 | the slightest [noun] | 703 |
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| 20 | the [adj -est] part | 628 |
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| 21 | the smallest [noun] | 557 |
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| 22 | the [adj -est] part | 546 |
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| 23 | the simplest [noun] | 546 |
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| 24 | the [adj -est] level | 524 |
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| 25 | the [adj -est] [n mass] | 520 |
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| 26 | the [adj -est] [noun prp] | 519 |
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| 27 | the oldest [noun] | 512 |
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| 28 | the strongest [noun] | 441 |
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| 29 | the easiest [noun] | 400 |
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| 30 | the [adj -est] level | 396 |
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