| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [adj] than a [noun sg] | 362 |
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| 2 | [verb] [det] [subord] a [noun sg] | 342 |
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| 3 | [verb] more [subord] a [noun sg] | 253 |
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| 4 | [verb] more [subord] a [noun sg] | 253 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] | 116 |
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| 6 | [verb] less [subord] a [noun sg] | 79 |
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| 7 | [verb] less [subord] a [noun sg] | 79 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] | 70 |
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| 9 | [vb infin] [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] | 65 |
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| 10 | [to-vb] [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] | 55 |
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| 11 | [verb] [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 13 | [vb base] [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] | 41 |
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| 14 | take [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 15 | have [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 16 | [verb] [adj] [subord] a year | 28 |
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| 17 | [verb] [adj -er] [subord] a [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 18 | [vb pp] [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 19 | [verb] [adj] [subord] a quarter | 23 |
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| 20 | [verb] [adj] [subord] a couple | 22 |
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| 21 | become [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 22 | last [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 23 | take [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 24 | [verb] [adj] when a [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 25 | [verb] [adj] [subord] a month | 13 |
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| 26 | [verb] [adj] [subord] a day | 12 |
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| 27 | had [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 28 | feel [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 29 | [verb] [adj] [subord] a week | 11 |
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| 30 | get [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] | 10 |
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