| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [adj] than the [adj] | 497 |
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| 2 | [be] [adj] than the [adj] | 404 |
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| 3 | [be] [adj -er] than the [adj] | 400 |
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| 4 | [is] [adj] than the [adj] | 217 |
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| 5 | is [adj] than the [adj] | 203 |
|
| 6 | [be] [adj] than the [adj] | 132 |
|
| 7 | be [adj] than the [adj] | 132 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [adj] than the [adj] | 93 |
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| 9 | [be] [det] than the [adj] | 89 |
|
| 10 | was [adj] than the [adj] | 70 |
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| 11 | [be] less than the [adj] | 69 |
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| 12 | [be] less than the [adj] | 69 |
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| 13 | [be] better than the [adj] | 64 |
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| 14 | [be] good than the [adj] | 64 |
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| 15 | [be] great than the [adj] | 56 |
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| 16 | [be] greater than the [adj] | 56 |
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| 17 | [am/are] [adj] than the [adj] | 42 |
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| 18 | [be] [adj] than the [num ord] | 41 |
|
| 19 | [be] higher than the [adj] | 36 |
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| 20 | [be] low than the [adj] | 36 |
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| 21 | [be] lower than the [adj] | 36 |
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| 22 | [be] high than the [adj] | 36 |
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| 23 | [be] [adj] than the other | 34 |
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| 24 | [be] [adj] than the other | 34 |
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| 25 | are [adj] than the [adj] | 34 |
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| 26 | [be] [adj] than the [num] | 24 |
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| 27 | were [adj] than the [adj] | 23 |
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| 28 | [be] [adj] than the average | 22 |
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| 29 | [be] [adj] than the last | 22 |
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| 30 | [be] [adj] than the last | 22 |
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