| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [prep] [adj -er] | 1593 |
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| 2 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] [adj -er] | 1414 |
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| 3 | be [verb] [prep] [adj -er] | 591 |
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| 4 | [be] [verb] [prep] [adj -er] | 591 |
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| 5 | [be] [verb] [prep] further | 294 |
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| 6 | [be] [verb] in [adj -er] | 289 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj -er] | 285 |
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| 8 | [be] [verb] by [adj -er] | 282 |
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| 9 | [is] [verb] [prep] [adj -er] | 253 |
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| 10 | is [verb] [prep] [adj -er] | 246 |
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| 11 | [be] [verb] for [adj -er] | 242 |
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| 12 | [am/are] [verb] [prep] [adj -er] | 225 |
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| 13 | are [verb] [prep] [adj -er] | 206 |
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| 14 | [be] [verb] to [adj -er] | 195 |
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| 15 | been [verb] [prep] [adj -er] | 181 |
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| 16 | [been] [verb] [prep] [adj -er] | 181 |
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| 17 | [be] [verb] [prep] later | 180 |
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| 18 | was [verb] [prep] [adj -er] | 174 |
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| 19 | [be] [verb] [prep] greater | 159 |
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| 20 | [be] [verb] with [adj -er] | 154 |
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| 21 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] [adj -er] | 154 |
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| 22 | [be] [verb] [prep] higher | 144 |
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| 23 | [be] [verb] [prep] earlier | 115 |
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| 24 | were [verb] [prep] [adj -er] | 111 |
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| 25 | [be] [verb] [prep] better | 79 |
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| 26 | [be] [verb] at [adj -er] | 73 |
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| 27 | [be] [verb] into [adj -er] | 73 |
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| 28 | [be] [verb] [prep] lower | 72 |
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| 29 | [be] [verb] [prep] smaller | 68 |
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| 30 | [be] [verb] [prep] larger | 64 |
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