| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [indef pn] [adj] than a | 253 |
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| 2 | [be] [indef pn] [adj] than a | 221 |
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| 3 | [be] [indef pn] [det] than a | 199 |
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| 4 | [be] nothing [adj] than a | 183 |
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| 5 | [be] [indef pn] more than a | 177 |
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| 6 | [be] [indef pn] more than a | 177 |
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| 7 | [is] [indef pn] [adj] than a | 86 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [indef pn] [adj] than a | 84 |
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| 9 | was [indef pn] [adj] than a | 79 |
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| 10 | is [indef pn] [adj] than a | 73 |
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| 11 | [be] [indef pn] [adj] than a | 64 |
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| 12 | be [indef pn] [adj] than a | 64 |
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| 13 | [be] anything [adj] than a | 41 |
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| 14 | [be] [indef pn] other than a | 39 |
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| 15 | [be] [indef pn] other than a | 39 |
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| 16 | [be] [indef pn] [adj] than a | 39 |
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| 17 | [be] [indef pn] [adj] than an | 32 |
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| 18 | [be] something [adj] than a | 25 |
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| 19 | [be] [indef pn] less than a | 22 |
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| 20 | [be] [indef pn] less than a | 22 |
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| 21 | [be] [indef pn] [adj -er] than a | 15 |
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| 22 | 's [indef pn] [adj] than a | 13 |
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| 23 | [be] [indef pn] bad than a | 9 |
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| 24 | [be] [indef pn] worse than a | 9 |
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| 25 | [been] [indef pn] [adj] than a | 8 |
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| 26 | been [indef pn] [adj] than a | 8 |
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| 27 | [am/are] [indef pn] [adj] than a | 6 |
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| 28 | are [indef pn] [adj] than a | 5 |
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| 29 | were [indef pn] [adj] than a | 5 |
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| 30 | [being] [indef pn] [adj] than a | 5 |
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