| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj -er] than [art] [noun sg] | 1860 |
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| 2 | [adj -er] than the [noun] | 1854 |
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| 3 | [adj -er] than a [noun] | 449 |
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| 4 | [adj -er] than [art] [noun pl] | 326 |
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| 5 | better than [art] [noun] | 309 |
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| 6 | greater than [art] [noun] | 263 |
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| 7 | higher than [art] [noun] | 247 |
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| 8 | larger than [art] [noun] | 182 |
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| 9 | [adj -er] than [art] [noun prp] | 144 |
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| 10 | bigger than [art] [noun] | 131 |
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| 11 | smaller than [art] [noun] | 129 |
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| 12 | worse than [art] [noun] | 119 |
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| 13 | lower than [art] [noun] | 111 |
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| 14 | [adj -er] than [art] other | 93 |
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| 15 | longer than [art] [noun] | 63 |
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| 16 | older than [art] [noun] | 61 |
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| 17 | [adj -er] than [art] rest | 61 |
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| 18 | [adj -er] than [art] rest | 61 |
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| 19 | wider than [art] [noun] | 56 |
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| 20 | [adj -er] than [art] other | 51 |
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| 21 | [adj -er] than [art] [n mass] | 50 |
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| 22 | stronger than [art] [noun] | 46 |
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| 23 | [adj -er] than an [noun] | 45 |
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| 24 | faster than [art] [noun] | 45 |
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| 25 | cheaper than [art] [noun] | 42 |
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| 26 | [adj -er] than [art] others | 42 |
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| 27 | [adj -er] than no [noun] | 41 |
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| 28 | [adj -er] than [art] man | 40 |
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| 29 | [adj -er] than [art] man | 37 |
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| 30 | shorter than [art] [noun] | 34 |
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