| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be better [subord] the [noun sg] | 69 |
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| 2 | [be] better than the [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 3 | [is] better [subord] the [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 4 | is better [subord] the [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 5 | be better [subord] the [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 6 | [be] better [subord] the [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 7 | [was/were] better [subord] the [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 8 | [be] better if the [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 9 | was better [subord] the [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 10 | [am/are] better [subord] the [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 11 | 's better [subord] the [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 12 | are better [subord] the [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 13 | been better [subord] the [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 14 | [been] better [subord] the [noun sg] | 5 |
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