| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [adv] [adv] than | 396 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] [adv] [adv] than | 312 |
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| 3 | [be] [vb pp] [adv] [adv] than | 268 |
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| 4 | [be] [verb] more [adv] than | 140 |
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| 5 | [be] [verb] more [adv] than | 140 |
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| 6 | [be] [verb] [adv] [adv] than | 131 |
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| 7 | be [verb] [adv] [adv] than | 131 |
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| 8 | [be] [v-ing] [adv] [adv] than | 121 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [adv] than | 87 |
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| 10 | [is] [verb] [adv] [adv] than | 71 |
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| 11 | is [verb] [adv] [adv] than | 66 |
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| 12 | [be] [verb] [adv] rather than | 62 |
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| 13 | [am/are] [verb] [adv] [adv] than | 61 |
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| 14 | was [verb] [adv] [adv] than | 55 |
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| 15 | are [verb] [adv] [adv] than | 52 |
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| 16 | [be] [verb] [adv prt] [adv] than | 49 |
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| 17 | [be] [verb] much [adv] than | 41 |
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| 18 | [be] [verb] much [adv] than | 41 |
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| 19 | [be] [verb] not [adv] than | 35 |
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| 20 | [be] [verb] not [adv] than | 35 |
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| 21 | [be] [verb] [not/n't] [adv] than | 35 |
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| 22 | [be] [verb] [adv] faster than | 32 |
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| 23 | were [verb] [adv] [adv] than | 32 |
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| 24 | [be] [verb] [adv] more than | 30 |
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| 25 | [be] [verb] less [adv] than | 30 |
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| 26 | [be] [verb] less [adv] than | 30 |
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| 27 | been [verb] [adv] [adv] than | 28 |
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| 28 | [been] [verb] [adv] [adv] than | 28 |
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| 29 | [be] [verb] [adv] later than | 22 |
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| 30 | [being] [verb] [adv] [adv] than | 19 |
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