SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[adj] than the [num ord]	222
2	[adj -er] than the [num ord]	96
3	[adj] than the [num ord]	91
4	[adj] than the last	84
5	[adj] than the first	83
6	[det] than the [num ord]	31
7	good than the [num ord]	23
8	better than the [num ord]	23
9	[adj] than the second	19
10	more than the [num ord]	18
11	more than the [num ord]	18
12	[adj] than the next	13
13	less than the [num ord]	12
14	less than the [num ord]	12
15	other than the [num ord]	7
16	bad than the [num ord]	7
17	worse than the [num ord]	7
18	other than the [num ord]	7
19	[adj] than the third	5
20	great than the [num ord]	5
21	greater than the [num ord]	5
22	late than the [num ord]	5
23	later than the [num ord]	5