| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] they [modal v] [adv] [be] | 48 |
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| 2 | [vb past] they [modal v] [not/n't] [be] | 34 |
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| 3 | [vb past] they [modal v] not [be] | 34 |
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| 4 | [vb past] they [modal v] not [be] | 22 |
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| 5 | [vb past] they [modal v] [vb infin] [be] | 14 |
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| 6 | [vb past] they [modal v] [verb] [be] | 14 |
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| 7 | [vb past] they [modal v] [adv] [be] | 14 |
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| 8 | [vb past] they [modal v] have [be] | 13 |
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| 9 | [vb past] they [modal v] have [be] | 13 |
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| 10 | [vb past] they [modal v] n't [be] | 12 |
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| 11 | [pron] [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 104 |
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| 12 | [pers pn] [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 91 |
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| 13 | [noun] [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 72 |
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| 14 | i [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 31 |
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| 15 | i [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 31 |
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| 16 | they [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 28 |
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| 17 | they [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 27 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 26 |
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| 19 | [noun prp] [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 23 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 21 |
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| 21 | he [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 21 |
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| 22 | he [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 21 |
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| 23 | [conj] [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 19 |
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| 24 | [coord] [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 19 |
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| 25 | [adv] [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 18 |
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| 26 | [adv] [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 17 |
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| 27 | and [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 15 |
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| 28 | and [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 15 |
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| 29 | [adj] [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 13 |
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| 30 | who [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 11 |
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