| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be [adj] than a [noun] | 331 |
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| 2 | [be] [adj] than a [noun sg] | 319 |
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| 3 | [be] [adj] than a [noun] | 292 |
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| 4 | [be] [det] than a [noun] | 203 |
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| 5 | [is] [adj] than a [noun] | 184 |
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| 6 | [be] more than a [noun] | 174 |
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| 7 | [be] more than a [noun] | 174 |
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| 8 | is [adj] than a [noun] | 153 |
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| 9 | [be] [adj -er] than a [noun] | 119 |
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| 10 | be [adj] than a [noun] | 73 |
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| 11 | [be] [adj] than a [noun] | 73 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adj] than a [noun] | 41 |
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| 13 | [be] [adj] than an [noun] | 39 |
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| 14 | was [adj] than a [noun] | 34 |
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| 15 | [be] good than a [noun] | 31 |
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| 16 | [be] better than a [noun] | 31 |
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| 17 | 's [adj] than a [noun] | 31 |
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| 18 | [am/are] [adj] than a [noun] | 30 |
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| 19 | [be] less than a [noun] | 28 |
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| 20 | [be] less than a [noun] | 28 |
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| 21 | are [adj] than a [noun] | 23 |
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| 22 | [be] [adj] than a year | 11 |
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| 23 | [be] [adj] than a year | 11 |
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| 24 | [be] [adj] than a quarter | 10 |
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| 25 | [be] [adj] than a quarter | 10 |
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| 26 | [be] [adj] than a [noun] | 9 |
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| 27 | [be] [adj] than a hour | 8 |
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| 28 | [be] [adj] than a match | 8 |
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| 29 | [be] [adj] than a hour | 8 |
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| 30 | [be] [adj] than a match | 8 |
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