| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [adj] than a [noun] | 23 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adj] than a [noun] | 20 |
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| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [adj] than a [noun] | 13 |
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| 4 | it [was/were] [adj] than a [noun] | 13 |
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| 5 | it [was/were] [adj] than a [noun] | 13 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adj] than a [noun] | 10 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [art] [adj] than a [noun] | 81 |
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| 8 | [was/were] no [adj] than a [noun] | 81 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [art] [adj] than a [noun] | 81 |
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| 10 | [was/were] no [adj] than a [noun] | 81 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] than a [noun] | 65 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] than a [noun] | 61 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adj] [adj] than a [noun] | 58 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [det] [adj] than a [noun] | 57 |
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| 15 | [was/were] little [adj] than a [noun] | 53 |
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| 16 | [was/were] little [adj] than a [noun] | 52 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [pron] [adj] than a [noun] | 42 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [indef pn] [adj] than a [noun] | 40 |
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| 19 | [was/were] nothing [adj] than a [noun] | 30 |
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| 20 | [was/were] nothing [adj] than a [noun] | 30 |
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| 21 | [was/were] little [adj] than a [noun] | 9 |
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| 22 | [was/were] little [adj] than a [noun] | 9 |
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| 23 | [was/were] never [adj] than a [noun] | 8 |
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| 24 | [was/were] never [adj] than a [noun] | 8 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] than a [noun] | 8 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] than a [noun] | 6 |
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| 27 | [was/were] more [adj] than a [noun] | 6 |
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| 28 | [was/were] more [adj] than a [noun] | 6 |
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| 29 | [was/were] hardly [adj] than a [noun] | 5 |
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| 30 | [was/were] anything [adj] than a [noun] | 5 |
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