| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | it [vb mod] be argued that [det] | 78 |
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| 2 | it [modal v] be argued that this | 40 |
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| 3 | it could be argued that [det] | 32 |
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| 4 | it could be argued that [det] | 32 |
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| 5 | it can be argued that [det] | 21 |
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| 6 | it can be argued that [det] | 21 |
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| 7 | it might be argued that [det] | 13 |
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| 8 | it might be argued that [det] | 13 |
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| 9 | it [modal v] be argued that such | 12 |
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| 10 | it [modal v] be argued that these | 11 |
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| 11 | it may be argued that [det] | 10 |
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| 12 | it may be argued that [det] | 10 |
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| 13 | it [modal v] be argued that many | 6 |
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