| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [adj] than [noun] | 970 |
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| 2 | [be] [adj -er] than [noun] | 815 |
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| 3 | [is] [adj] than [noun] | 410 |
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| 4 | [be] [adj] than [noun sg] | 397 |
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| 5 | is [adj] than [noun] | 327 |
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| 6 | [be] [adj] than [noun prp] | 307 |
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| 7 | [be] [adj] than [noun pl] | 207 |
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| 8 | [am/are] [adj] than [noun] | 201 |
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| 9 | [be] good than [noun] | 195 |
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| 10 | [be] better than [noun] | 195 |
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| 11 | are [adj] than [noun] | 169 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adj] than [noun] | 166 |
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| 13 | be [adj] than [noun] | 153 |
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| 14 | [be] [adj] than [noun] | 153 |
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| 15 | [be] [det] than [noun] | 125 |
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| 16 | was [adj] than [noun] | 113 |
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| 17 | 's [adj] than [noun] | 83 |
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| 18 | [be] [adj] than others | 82 |
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| 19 | [be] [adj] than other | 82 |
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| 20 | [be] more than [noun] | 73 |
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| 21 | [be] more than [noun] | 73 |
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| 22 | [be] bad than [noun] | 56 |
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| 23 | [be] worse than [noun] | 56 |
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| 24 | [be] great than [noun] | 55 |
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| 25 | [be] greater than [noun] | 55 |
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| 26 | were [adj] than [noun] | 53 |
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| 27 | [be] less than [noun] | 52 |
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| 28 | [be] less than [noun] | 52 |
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| 29 | [be] bigger than [noun] | 41 |
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| 30 | [be] big than [noun] | 41 |
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