| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [modal v] be | 4825 |
|
| 2 | [verb] [vb mod] [be] | 4825 |
|
| 3 | [verb] [modal v] be | 4823 |
|
| 4 | [verb] [modal v] [be] | 4823 |
|
| 5 | [vb pp] [modal v] [be] | 1798 |
|
| 6 | [verb] will [be] | 1174 |
|
| 7 | [verb] will [be] | 1170 |
|
| 8 | [vb base] [modal v] [be] | 939 |
|
| 9 | [verb] would [be] | 930 |
|
| 10 | [verb] would [be] | 928 |
|
| 11 | [verb] can [be] | 718 |
|
| 12 | [verb] can [be] | 718 |
|
| 13 | [verb] should [be] | 629 |
|
| 14 | [verb] should [be] | 629 |
|
| 15 | [v-ing] [modal v] [be] | 523 |
|
| 16 | [verb] may [be] | 481 |
|
| 17 | [verb] may [be] | 481 |
|
| 18 | [vb -s] [modal v] [be] | 459 |
|
| 19 | [to-vb] [modal v] [be] | 430 |
|
| 20 | [verb] must [be] | 366 |
|
| 21 | [verb] must [be] | 366 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] [modal v] [be] | 366 |
|
| 23 | [vb infin] [modal v] [be] | 310 |
|
| 24 | [verb] could [be] | 283 |
|
| 25 | [verb] could [be] | 283 |
|
| 26 | think [modal v] [be] | 280 |
|
| 27 | [verb] might [be] | 183 |
|
| 28 | [verb] might [be] | 183 |
|
| 29 | do [modal v] [be] | 144 |
|
| 30 | think [modal v] [be] | 139 |
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