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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[adj] than first	20
2	[adj -er] than first	9
3	[adv] than first	8
4	[adj] than first	7
5	[adv] than first	7
6	[noun] than first	6
7	[noun sg] than first	6
8	rather than first	5
9	rather than first	5
10	than [art] first	153
11	than [art] first	153
12	than the first	149
13	than the first	149
14	than [pron] first	32
15	than [prep] first	22
16	than [prep] first	22
17	than at first	21
18	than at first	21
19	than [pos pn] first	18
20	than [pers pn] first	14
21	than his first	9
22	than his first	9
23	than [adj] first	9
24	than [det] first	7
25	than it first	7
26	than it first	7
27	than [was/were] first	5
28	than [be] first	5
29	than be first	5
30	than was first	5