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No	Pattern	Freq
1	be little [det] than a [noun]	86
2	[be] little [det] than a [noun]	86
3	[was/were] little [det] than a [noun]	48
4	was little [det] than a [noun]	48
5	[verb] little [det] than a [noun]	47
6	[prep] little [det] than a [noun]	42
7	[prep] little [det] than a [noun]	42
8	[adv] little [det] than a [noun]	33
9	[adv] little [det] than a [noun]	32
10	to little [det] than a [noun]	17
11	to little [det] than a [noun]	17
12	[vb -s] little [det] than a [noun]	16
13	as little [det] than a [noun]	15
14	as little [det] than a [noun]	15
15	[is] little [det] than a [noun]	15
16	[be] little [det] than a [noun]	14
17	be little [det] than a [noun]	14
18	is little [det] than a [noun]	14
19	become little [det] than a [noun]	9
20	been little [det] than a [noun]	9
21	[been] little [det] than a [noun]	9
22	in little [det] than a [noun]	8
23	[vb base] little [det] than a [noun]	8
24	in little [det] than a [noun]	8
25	[vb pp] little [det] than a [noun]	8
26	[vb past] little [det] than a [noun]	7
27	for little [det] than a [noun]	6
28	for little [det] than a [noun]	6
29	seem little [det] than a [noun]	6
30	[v-ing] little [det] than a [noun]	5