| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be no more than a | 311 |
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| 2 | [be] no more than a | 311 |
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| 3 | [verb] no more than a | 158 |
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| 4 | [was/were] no more than a | 114 |
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| 5 | was no more than a | 98 |
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| 6 | [is] no more than a | 95 |
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| 7 | is no more than a | 90 |
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| 8 | [prep] no more than a | 87 |
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| 9 | [prep] no more than a | 87 |
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| 10 | be no more than a | 60 |
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| 11 | [be] no more than a | 60 |
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| 12 | [adv] no more than a | 49 |
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| 13 | [adv] no more than a | 48 |
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| 14 | [vb past] no more than a | 37 |
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| 15 | [noun] no more than a | 29 |
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| 16 | [been] no more than a | 27 |
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| 17 | been no more than a | 27 |
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| 18 | [vb pp] no more than a | 25 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] no more than a | 24 |
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| 20 | with no more than a | 24 |
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| 21 | with no more than a | 24 |
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| 22 | [vb infin] no more than a | 24 |
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| 23 | [vb -s] no more than a | 23 |
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| 24 | as no more than a | 20 |
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| 25 | as no more than a | 20 |
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| 26 | [v-ing] no more than a | 19 |
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| 27 | [conj] no more than a | 18 |
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| 28 | [vb base] no more than a | 17 |
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| 29 | were no more than a | 16 |
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| 30 | have no more than a | 16 |
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