SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[adj -er] than the [adj]	1219
2	[adj -er] than the [adj]	970
3	higher than the [adj]	180
4	better than the [adj]	134
5	greater than the [adj]	131
6	lower than the [adj]	97
7	[adj -er] than the [num ord]	96
8	[adj -er] than the other	91
9	[adj -er] than the other	91
10	larger than the [adj]	80
11	[adj -er] than the [num]	62
12	smaller than the [adj]	57
13	[adj -er] than the [adj -est]	50
14	bigger than the [adj]	48
15	[adj -er] than the average	46
16	[adj -er] than the average	46
17	worse than the [adj]	43
18	[adj -er] than the last	43
19	[adj -er] than the last	43
20	[adj -er] than the previous	41
21	[adj -er] than the previous	41
22	longer than the [adj]	36
23	[adj -er] than the old	35
24	[adj -er] than the old	30
25	[adj -er] than the national	29
26	[adj -er] than the national	29
27	older than the [adj]	28
28	[adj -er] than the first	27
29	[adj -er] than the first	27
30	[adj -er] than the original	27