| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [adj -er] [conj] | 8060 |
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| 2 | [be] [adj -er] [subord] | 6699 |
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| 3 | [be] [adj -er] than | 5957 |
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| 4 | [be] [adj -er] than | 5957 |
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| 5 | [is] [adj -er] [conj] | 2875 |
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| 6 | is [adj -er] [conj] | 2241 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adj -er] [conj] | 1861 |
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| 8 | [be] [adj -er] [conj] | 1646 |
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| 9 | be [adj -er] [conj] | 1646 |
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| 10 | [be] better [conj] | 1622 |
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| 11 | was [adj -er] [conj] | 1361 |
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| 12 | [be] [adj -er] [coord] | 1310 |
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| 13 | [am/are] [adj -er] [conj] | 1264 |
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| 14 | [be] [adj -er] and | 1109 |
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| 15 | [be] [adj -er] and | 1109 |
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| 16 | are [adj -er] [conj] | 1041 |
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| 17 | [be] greater [conj] | 648 |
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| 18 | 's [adj -er] [conj] | 633 |
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| 19 | [be] higher [conj] | 556 |
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| 20 | were [adj -er] [conj] | 500 |
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| 21 | [be] [adj -er] if | 428 |
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| 22 | [be] [adj -er] if | 428 |
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| 23 | [be] worse [conj] | 416 |
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| 24 | [be] lower [conj] | 407 |
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| 25 | been [adj -er] [conj] | 326 |
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| 26 | [been] [adj -er] [conj] | 326 |
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| 27 | [be] smaller [conj] | 287 |
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| 28 | [be] bigger [conj] | 284 |
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| 29 | [be] older [conj] | 239 |
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| 30 | [be] easier [conj] | 235 |
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