SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	be [adj -er] [subord] the [noun sg]	535
2	[be] [adj -er] than the [noun sg]	464
3	[is] [adj -er] [subord] the [noun sg]	254
4	is [adj -er] [subord] the [noun sg]	237
5	be [adj -er] [subord] the [noun sg]	120
6	[be] [adj -er] [subord] the [noun sg]	120
7	[be] greater [subord] the [noun sg]	101
8	[was/were] [adj -er] [subord] the [noun sg]	94
9	was [adj -er] [subord] the [noun sg]	77
10	[be] better [subord] the [noun sg]	69
11	[be] higher [subord] the [noun sg]	56
12	[am/are] [adj -er] [subord] the [noun sg]	39
13	[be] [adj -er] if the [noun sg]	35
14	are [adj -er] [subord] the [noun sg]	35
15	[be] lower [subord] the [noun sg]	30
16	[be] bigger [subord] the [noun sg]	29
17	[be] smaller [subord] the [noun sg]	26
18	[be] [adj -er] [subord] the rest	21
19	[be] [adj -er] [subord] the sum	21
20	[be] worse [subord] the [noun sg]	19
21	[been] [adj -er] [subord] the [noun sg]	17
22	been [adj -er] [subord] the [noun sg]	17
23	were [adj -er] [subord] the [noun sg]	17
24	's [adj -er] [subord] the [noun sg]	17
25	[be] larger [subord] the [noun sg]	16
26	[be] faster [subord] the [noun sg]	15
27	[be] [adj -er] when the [noun sg]	15
28	[be] longer [subord] the [noun sg]	14
29	[be] easier [subord] the [noun sg]	13
30	[being] [adj -er] [subord] the [noun sg]	11