| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [verb] [art] [adj -er] | 341 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [verb] a [adj -er] | 230 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [verb] a [adj -er] | 208 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [vb pp] [art] [adj -er] | 167 |
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| 5 | had [verb] [art] [adj -er] | 162 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [to-vb] [art] [adj -er] | 152 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [verb] the [adj -er] | 92 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [verb] the [adj -er] | 92 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [verb] [art] further | 72 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [verb] [art] better | 52 |
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| 11 | [vb past] have [art] [adj -er] | 31 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [verb] [art] greater | 29 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [verb] [art] earlier | 26 |
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| 14 | [vb past] take [art] [adj -er] | 25 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [verb] an [adj -er] | 22 |
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| 16 | [vb past] get [art] [adj -er] | 18 |
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| 17 | [vb past] to have [art] [adj -er] | 18 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [verb] no [adj -er] | 18 |
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| 19 | [vb past] [verb] no [adj -er] | 18 |
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| 20 | [vb past] make [art] [adj -er] | 17 |
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| 21 | 'd [verb] [art] [adj -er] | 16 |
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| 22 | [vb past] [verb] [art] higher | 14 |
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| 23 | [vb past] [verb] [art] larger | 13 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [verb] [art] older | 13 |
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| 25 | seemed [verb] [art] [adj -er] | 12 |
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| 26 | [vb past] taken [art] [adj -er] | 12 |
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| 27 | [vb past] to take [art] [adj -er] | 12 |
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| 28 | began [verb] [art] [adj -er] | 11 |
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| 29 | [vb past] [verb] [art] younger | 11 |
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| 30 | tended [verb] [art] [adj -er] | 11 |
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