| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [verb] a tougher | 43 |
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| 2 | [prep] a tougher | 18 |
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| 3 | [prep] a tougher | 18 |
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| 4 | [be] a tougher | 12 |
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| 5 | be a tougher | 12 |
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| 6 | take a tougher | 11 |
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| 7 | [to-vb] a tougher | 11 |
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| 8 | [vb infin] a tougher | 8 |
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| 9 | [vb pp] a tougher | 7 |
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| 10 | [v-ing] a tougher | 7 |
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| 11 | have a tougher | 7 |
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| 12 | for a tougher | 5 |
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| 13 | for a tougher | 5 |
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| 14 | to take a tougher | 5 |
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| 15 | a [adv] tougher | 32 |
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| 16 | a [adv] tougher | 32 |
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| 17 | a much tougher | 13 |
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| 18 | a much tougher | 13 |
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| 19 | a [noun] tougher | 11 |
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| 20 | a [noun sg] tougher | 11 |
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| 21 | a even tougher | 10 |
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| 22 | a even tougher | 10 |
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| 23 | a lot tougher | 9 |
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| 24 | a lot tougher | 9 |
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| 25 | a far tougher | 5 |
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| 26 | a far tougher | 5 |
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| 27 | a tougher [noun] | 71 |
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| 28 | a tougher [noun sg] | 71 |
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| 29 | a tougher line | 15 |
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| 30 | a tougher line | 15 |
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