| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 124 |
|
| 2 | was [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 83 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [prep] a [adj -er] | 70 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [prep] a [adj -er] | 67 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [prep] the [adj -er] | 50 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [prep] the [adj -er] | 50 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] in [art] [adj -er] | 43 |
|
| 8 | were [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 41 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] on [art] [adj -er] | 23 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [prep] [art] better | 19 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [prep] [art] lower | 19 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [prep] [art] higher | 16 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] of [art] [adj -er] | 12 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] for [art] [adj -er] | 10 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] at [art] [adj -er] | 10 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [prep] [art] smaller | 8 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [prep] [art] worse | 6 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] like [art] [adj -er] | 5 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [prep] [art] larger | 5 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [prep] [art] stronger | 5 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [prep] [art] earlier | 5 |
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