SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	be [verb] the [adj -er]	113
2	[be] [vb pp] the [adj -er]	53
3	[be] [v-ing] the [adj -er]	40
4	[be] [verb] the better	35
5	[is] [verb] the [adj -er]	35
6	[was/were] [verb] the [adj -er]	34
7	is [verb] the [adj -er]	32
8	was [verb] the [adj -er]	20
9	[be] [to-vb] the [adj -er]	19
10	[be] [verb] the [adj -er]	17
11	be [verb] the [adj -er]	17
12	[am/are] [verb] the [adj -er]	15
13	were [verb] the [adj -er]	14
14	[be] get the [adj -er]	13
15	[be] [verb] the greater	12
16	[be] getting the [adj -er]	11
17	been [verb] the [adj -er]	11
18	are [verb] the [adj -er]	11
19	[been] [verb] the [adj -er]	11
20	[be] [verb] the further	7
21	[be] [verb] the older	7
22	[be] [verb] the poorer	5
23	[be] [verb] the smaller	5