| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [adj -er] than [noun] | 815 |
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| 2 | be [adj] than [noun sg] | 397 |
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| 3 | is [adj] than [noun] | 327 |
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| 4 | be [adj] than [noun prp] | 307 |
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| 5 | be [adj] than [noun pl] | 207 |
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| 6 | be better than [noun] | 195 |
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| 7 | be good than [noun] | 195 |
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| 8 | are [adj] than [noun] | 169 |
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| 9 | be [adj] than [noun] | 153 |
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| 10 | be [det] than [noun] | 125 |
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| 11 | was [adj] than [noun] | 113 |
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| 12 | 's [adj] than [noun] | 83 |
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| 13 | be [adj] than other | 82 |
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| 14 | be [adj] than others | 82 |
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| 15 | be more than [noun] | 73 |
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| 16 | be more than [noun] | 73 |
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| 17 | be bad than [noun] | 56 |
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| 18 | be worse than [noun] | 56 |
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| 19 | be greater than [noun] | 55 |
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| 20 | be great than [noun] | 55 |
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| 21 | were [adj] than [noun] | 53 |
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| 22 | be less than [noun] | 52 |
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| 23 | be less than [noun] | 52 |
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| 24 | be bigger than [noun] | 41 |
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| 25 | be big than [noun] | 41 |
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| 26 | be [adj] than [letter] | 37 |
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| 27 | be large than [noun] | 36 |
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| 28 | be larger than [noun] | 36 |
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| 29 | be cheaper than [noun] | 34 |
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| 30 | be cheap than [noun] | 34 |
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