| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 3517 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] [prep] the [adj -est] | 1505 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] the best | 773 |
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| 4 | [verb] to the [adj -est] | 677 |
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| 5 | [v-ing] [prep] the [adj -est] | 513 |
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| 6 | [verb] in the [adj -est] | 498 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [prep] the [adj -est] | 381 |
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| 8 | [verb] for the [adj -est] | 372 |
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| 9 | [verb] [prep] the latest | 362 |
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| 10 | [to-vb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 327 |
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| 11 | [verb] [prep] the highest | 325 |
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| 12 | [verb] with the [adj -est] | 324 |
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| 13 | [verb] as the [adj -est] | 306 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] [prep] the [adj -est] | 291 |
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| 15 | [verb] at the [adj -est] | 278 |
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| 16 | [vb base] [prep] the [adj -est] | 270 |
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| 17 | [verb] on the [adj -est] | 239 |
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| 18 | [verb] [prep] the worst | 235 |
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| 19 | [vb -s] [prep] the [adj -est] | 230 |
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| 20 | [verb] [prep] the nearest | 211 |
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| 21 | [verb] by the [adj -est] | 202 |
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| 22 | [verb] from the [adj -est] | 175 |
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| 23 | [verb] [prep] the greatest | 136 |
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| 24 | [verb] [prep] the largest | 127 |
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| 25 | [verb] [prep] the lowest | 118 |
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| 26 | go [prep] the [adj -est] | 111 |
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| 27 | [verb] [prep] the earliest | 107 |
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| 28 | come [prep] the [adj -est] | 99 |
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| 29 | accord [prep] the [adj -est] | 89 |
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| 30 | according [prep] the [adj -est] | 87 |
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