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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[pron] would have [been] better	93
2	[pers pn] would have [been] better	92
3	it would have [been] better	84
4	it would have [been] better	84
5	[noun] would have [been] better	14
6	[noun sg] would have [been] better	9
7	[noun pl] would have [been] better	5
8	would it have [been] better	6
9	would [pron] have [been] better	6
10	would it have [been] better	6
11	would [pers pn] have [been] better	6
12	would have [been] [adv] better	18
13	would have [been] [adv] better	18
14	would have [been] [art] better	15
15	would have [been] [art] better	15
16	would have [been] a better	12
17	would have [been] a better	12
18	would have [been] far better	8
19	would have [been] far better	8
20	would have [been] much better	6
21	would have [been] much better	6
22	would have [been] better [conj]	43
23	would have [been] better [subord]	42
24	would have [been] better if	36
25	would have [been] better if	36
26	would have [been] better [verb]	28
27	would have [been] better [to-vb]	23
28	would have [been] better [prep]	20
29	would have [been] better [prep]	20
30	would have [been] better for	13