| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] be the [adj -est] | 1883 |
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| 2 | it [be] the [adj -est] | 1050 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [is] the [adj -est] | 793 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj -est] | 783 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] was the [adj -est] | 717 |
|
| 6 | [pers pn] [be] the best | 587 |
|
| 7 | [pers pn] 's the [adj -est] | 463 |
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| 8 | [pers pn] is the [adj -est] | 329 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] [am/are] the [adj -est] | 300 |
|
| 10 | he [be] the [adj -est] | 281 |
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| 11 | [pers pn] [be] the biggest | 138 |
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| 12 | they [be] the [adj -est] | 137 |
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| 13 | [pers pn] are the [adj -est] | 132 |
|
| 14 | i [be] the [adj -est] | 125 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] [be] the worst | 107 |
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| 16 | she [be] the [adj -est] | 100 |
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| 17 | [pers pn] 're the [adj -est] | 96 |
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| 18 | you [be] the [adj -est] | 94 |
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| 19 | [pers pn] [be] the greatest | 86 |
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| 20 | [pers pn] [be] the largest | 67 |
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| 21 | [pers pn] [be] the latest | 66 |
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| 22 | [pers pn] were the [adj -est] | 66 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] [be] the youngest | 61 |
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| 24 | we [be] the [adj -est] | 55 |
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| 25 | [pers pn] [be] the oldest | 50 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] 'm the [adj -est] | 48 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] [be] the nearest | 46 |
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| 28 | [pers pn] [be] the easiest | 39 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] [be] the highest | 37 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] [be] the eldest | 29 |
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