| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj -er] | 156 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj -er] | 138 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] [prep] the [adj -er] | 93 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [prep] the [adj -er] | 63 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] in the [adj -er] | 39 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] in the [adj -er] | 39 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj -er] | 35 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj -er] | 35 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the lower | 32 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] to the [adj -er] | 21 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] to the [adj -er] | 21 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the later | 16 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj -er] | 15 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the earlier | 14 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] from the [adj -er] | 12 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] from the [adj -er] | 12 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] for the [adj -er] | 10 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the greater | 10 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] for the [adj -er] | 10 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] at the [adj -er] | 9 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the younger | 9 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] at the [adj -er] | 9 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the higher | 7 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] on the [adj -er] | 7 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] on the [adj -er] | 7 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the larger | 6 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the wider | 6 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the longer | 5 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the further | 5 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the older | 5 |
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