| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be [adj -er] than a [noun] | 119 |
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| 2 | [be] [adj -er] than a [noun sg] | 112 |
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| 3 | [be] [adj -er] than a [noun] | 105 |
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| 4 | [is] [adj -er] than a [noun] | 57 |
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| 5 | is [adj -er] than a [noun] | 45 |
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| 6 | [be] better than a [noun] | 31 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adj -er] than a [noun] | 28 |
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| 8 | was [adj -er] than a [noun] | 26 |
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| 9 | [be] [adj -er] than a [noun] | 21 |
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| 10 | be [adj -er] than a [noun] | 21 |
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| 11 | [be] [adj -er] than an [noun] | 14 |
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| 12 | [am/are] [adj -er] than a [noun] | 12 |
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| 13 | 's [adj -er] than a [noun] | 12 |
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| 14 | are [adj -er] than a [noun] | 10 |
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| 15 | [be] cheaper than a [noun] | 7 |
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| 16 | [be] smaller than a [noun] | 7 |
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| 17 | [be] worse than a [noun] | 7 |
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| 18 | [be] higher than a [noun] | 7 |
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| 19 | [be] stronger than a [noun] | 7 |
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| 20 | [be] [adj -er] than a man | 6 |
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| 21 | [be] [adj -er] than a man | 6 |
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| 22 | [be] bigger than a [noun] | 5 |
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| 23 | [be] [adj -er] than a lot | 5 |
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| 24 | [be] larger than a [noun] | 5 |
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| 25 | [be] [adj -er] than a lot | 5 |
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