| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] than they [verb] be [prep] | 36 |
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| 2 | [noun] than they [verb] be [prep] | 18 |
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| 3 | [adj -er] than they [verb] be [prep] | 14 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] than they [verb] be [prep] | 13 |
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| 5 | [adj] than they [verb] be [prep] | 12 |
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| 6 | [num] than they [verb] be [prep] | 8 |
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| 7 | [adv] than they [verb] be [prep] | 7 |
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| 8 | [adv] than they [verb] be [prep] | 6 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] than they [verb] be [prep] | 5 |
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| 10 | than they [vb mod] [verb] be [prep] | 11 |
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| 11 | than they [modal v] [verb] be [prep] | 11 |
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| 12 | than they would [verb] be [prep] | 8 |
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| 13 | than they would [verb] be [prep] | 8 |
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| 14 | than they [verb] [adv] be [prep] | 8 |
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| 15 | than they [verb] [adv] be [prep] | 8 |
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| 16 | than they [verb] ever be [prep] | 7 |
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| 17 | than they [verb] ever be [prep] | 7 |
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| 18 | than they [verb] be [prep] [art] | 30 |
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| 19 | than they [verb] be [prep] [art] | 30 |
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| 20 | than they [verb] be [prep] the | 27 |
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| 21 | than they [verb] be [prep] the | 27 |
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| 22 | than they [verb] be [prep] [adj] | 17 |
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| 23 | than they [verb] be [prep] [noun] | 11 |
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| 24 | than they [verb] be [prep] [num] | 11 |
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| 25 | than they [verb] be [prep] [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 26 | than they [verb] be [prep] years | 6 |
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| 27 | than they [verb] be [prep] year | 6 |
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| 28 | than they [verb] be [prep] [det] | 5 |
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