| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adj] [coord] [adj -er] | 96 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adj -er] [conj] [adj -er] | 86 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adj] and [adj -er] | 82 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adj] and [adj -er] | 82 |
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| 5 | was [adj] [conj] [adj -er] | 71 |
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| 6 | were [adj] [conj] [adj -er] | 34 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adj] [conj] [adj -er] | 16 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adj] or [adj -er] | 14 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adj] or [adj -er] | 14 |
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| 10 | [was/were] tall [conj] [adj -er] | 7 |
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| 11 | [was/were] safer [conj] [adj -er] | 7 |
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| 12 | [was/were] taller [conj] [adj -er] | 7 |
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| 13 | [was/were] safe [conj] [adj -er] | 7 |
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| 14 | [was/were] good [conj] [adj -er] | 6 |
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| 15 | [was/were] better [conj] [adj -er] | 6 |
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| 16 | [was/were] longer [conj] [adj -er] | 6 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adj] [conj] easier | 6 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adj] [conj] cheaper | 6 |
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| 19 | [was/were] long [conj] [adj -er] | 6 |
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| 20 | [was/were] big [conj] [adj -er] | 5 |
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| 21 | [was/were] bigger [conj] [adj -er] | 5 |
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| 22 | [was/were] younger [conj] [adj -er] | 5 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adj] [that] [adj -er] | 5 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adj] that [adj -er] | 5 |
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| 25 | [was/were] young [conj] [adj -er] | 5 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adj] that [adj -er] | 5 |
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