| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | they [modal v] [verb] be [conj] | 18 |
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| 2 | they [modal v] [vb infin] be [conj] | 18 |
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| 3 | they [modal v] [prep] be [conj] | 11 |
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| 4 | they [modal v] [prep] be [conj] | 11 |
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| 5 | they [modal v] have be [conj] | 11 |
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| 6 | they [modal v] have be [conj] | 11 |
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| 7 | they [modal v] to be [conj] | 10 |
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| 8 | they [modal v] to be [conj] | 10 |
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| 9 | they [modal v] [adv] be [conj] | 8 |
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| 10 | they [modal v] [not/n't] be [conj] | 7 |
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| 11 | they [modal v] not be [conj] | 7 |
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| 12 | [conj] they [modal v] be [conj] | 26 |
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| 13 | [subord] they [modal v] be [conj] | 21 |
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| 14 | as they [modal v] be [conj] | 11 |
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| 15 | as they [modal v] be [conj] | 11 |
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| 16 | than they [modal v] be [conj] | 8 |
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| 17 | than they [modal v] be [conj] | 8 |
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| 18 | [adv] they [modal v] be [conj] | 8 |
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| 19 | [adj] they [modal v] be [conj] | 7 |
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| 20 | [adj] they [modal v] be [conj] | 6 |
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| 21 | [noun] they [modal v] be [conj] | 6 |
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| 22 | [pron] they [modal v] be [conj] | 6 |
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| 23 | [Wh det] they [modal v] be [conj] | 5 |
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| 24 | [adv] they [modal v] be [conj] | 5 |
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| 25 | they [modal v] be [verb] [conj] | 412 |
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| 26 | they [modal v] be [vb pp] [conj] | 383 |
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| 27 | they [modal v] be [adj] [conj] | 266 |
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| 28 | they [modal v] be [adj] [conj] | 224 |
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| 29 | they [modal v] be [adv] [conj] | 41 |
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| 30 | they [modal v] be [adv] [conj] | 29 |
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