| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | had the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 297 |
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| 2 | [vb past] the best [noun sg] | 242 |
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| 3 | [vb past] the greatest [noun sg] | 121 |
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| 4 | [vb past] the highest [noun sg] | 112 |
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| 5 | [vb past] the largest [noun sg] | 97 |
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| 6 | [vb past] the biggest [noun sg] | 90 |
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| 7 | became the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 70 |
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| 8 | [vb past] the latest [noun sg] | 59 |
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| 9 | [vb past] the lowest [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 10 | [vb past] the slightest [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 11 | [vb past] the [adj -est] number | 42 |
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| 12 | took the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 37 |
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| 13 | gave the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 14 | [vb past] the worst [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 15 | said the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 16 | made the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 17 | won the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 18 | [vb past] the [adj -est] way | 25 |
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| 19 | [vb past] the youngest [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 20 | [vb past] the strongest [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 21 | [vb past] the nearest [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 22 | got the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 23 | saw the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 24 | showed the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 25 | [vb past] the [adj -est] thing | 18 |
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| 26 | offered the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 27 | produced the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 28 | [vb past] the [adj -est] part | 17 |
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| 29 | [vb past] the faintest [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 30 | seemed the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 16 |
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