| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be a [adj -er] [noun sg] | 1943 |
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| 2 | be a [adj -er] [noun] | 1900 |
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| 3 | is a [adj -er] [noun] | 669 |
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| 4 | be a better [noun] | 527 |
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| 5 | be a [adj -er] [noun] | 461 |
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| 6 | was a [adj -er] [noun] | 418 |
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| 7 | be a further [noun] | 361 |
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| 8 | be a greater [noun] | 222 |
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| 9 | 's a [adj -er] [noun] | 147 |
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| 10 | been a [adj -er] [noun] | 127 |
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| 11 | be a higher [noun] | 78 |
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| 12 | be a [adj -er] way | 74 |
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| 13 | be a [adj -er] way | 73 |
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| 14 | be a bigger [noun] | 71 |
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| 15 | be an [adj -er] [noun] | 70 |
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| 16 | are a [adj -er] [noun] | 66 |
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| 17 | be a smaller [noun] | 61 |
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| 18 | be a wider [noun] | 43 |
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| 19 | be a lower [noun] | 39 |
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| 20 | be a larger [noun] | 37 |
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| 21 | be a [adj -er] place | 36 |
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| 22 | be a [adj -er] place | 36 |
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| 23 | be a later [noun] | 36 |
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| 24 | be a [adj -er] man | 34 |
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| 25 | be a [adj -er] man | 34 |
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| 26 | be a longer [noun] | 33 |
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| 27 | be a older [noun] | 32 |
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| 28 | be a stronger [noun] | 30 |
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| 29 | were a [adj -er] [noun] | 29 |
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| 30 | be a [adj -er] word | 25 |
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