| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] than | 82 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [adj] than | 73 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [det] than | 55 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] more than | 43 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] more than | 43 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] than | 41 |
|
| 7 | were [verb] [adj] than | 30 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] faster than | 11 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] fast than | 11 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [to-vb] [adj] than | 11 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] less than | 10 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adj] than | 10 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] less than | 10 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] better than | 7 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] good than | 7 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] do [adj] than | 6 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] earn [adj] than | 6 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] doing [adj] than | 6 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] than | 6 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] earning [adj] than | 5 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] feeling [adj] than | 5 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] feel [adj] than | 5 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] make [adj] than | 5 |
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