| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [be] better than [verb] | 111 |
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| 2 | be better than [verb] | 111 |
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| 3 | [is] better than [verb] | 60 |
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| 4 | [pron] better than [verb] | 37 |
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| 5 | 's better than [verb] | 35 |
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| 6 | [indef pn] better than [verb] | 33 |
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| 7 | [adv] better than [verb] | 33 |
|
| 8 | [adv] better than [verb] | 32 |
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| 9 | nothing better than [verb] | 32 |
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| 10 | nothing better than [verb] | 32 |
|
| 11 | is better than [verb] | 25 |
|
| 12 | be better than [verb] | 25 |
|
| 13 | [be] better than [verb] | 25 |
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| 14 | [was/were] better than [verb] | 22 |
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| 15 | was better than [verb] | 22 |
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| 16 | [verb] better than [verb] | 13 |
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| 17 | [vb -s] better than [verb] | 10 |
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| 18 | much better than [verb] | 9 |
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| 19 | much better than [verb] | 9 |
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| 20 | [noun] better than [verb] | 7 |
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| 21 | far better than [verb] | 7 |
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| 22 | know better than [verb] | 7 |
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| 23 | [noun sg] better than [verb] | 7 |
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| 24 | far better than [verb] | 7 |
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| 25 | knows better than [verb] | 6 |
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| 26 | [art] better than [verb] | 5 |
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| 27 | [art] better than [verb] | 5 |
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| 28 | better [noun] than [verb] | 36 |
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| 29 | better [noun sg] than [verb] | 30 |
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| 30 | better [to-vb] than [verb] | 27 |
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