| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] than [subord] | 349 |
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| 2 | [adv] than [subord] | 347 |
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| 3 | [adv] than [subord] | 329 |
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| 4 | [noun] than [subord] | 292 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] than [subord] | 230 |
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| 6 | rather than [subord] | 172 |
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| 7 | rather than [subord] | 172 |
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| 8 | [adj] than [subord] | 161 |
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| 9 | [adj -er] than [subord] | 138 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] than [subord] | 50 |
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| 11 | [det] than [subord] | 44 |
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| 12 | [verb] than [subord] | 44 |
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| 13 | now than [subord] | 27 |
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| 14 | now than [subord] | 27 |
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| 15 | [vb pp] than [subord] | 27 |
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| 16 | good than [subord] | 26 |
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| 17 | better than [subord] | 25 |
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| 18 | more than [subord] | 24 |
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| 19 | more than [subord] | 24 |
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| 20 | [pron] than [subord] | 23 |
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| 21 | other than [subord] | 21 |
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| 22 | other than [subord] | 21 |
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| 23 | more than [subord] | 19 |
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| 24 | more than [subord] | 19 |
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| 25 | [adv prt] than [subord] | 18 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] than [subord] | 17 |
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| 27 | high than [subord] | 16 |
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| 28 | less than [subord] | 16 |
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| 29 | less than [subord] | 16 |
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| 30 | happy than [subord] | 15 |
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