| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they may be | 423 |
|
| 2 | [subord] they may be | 161 |
|
| 3 | [coord] they may be | 156 |
|
| 4 | [that] they may be | 106 |
|
| 5 | that they may be | 106 |
|
| 6 | that they may be | 106 |
|
| 7 | [noun] they may be | 104 |
|
| 8 | [adv] they may be | 75 |
|
| 9 | [noun sg] they may be | 68 |
|
| 10 | [pron] they may be | 66 |
|
| 11 | or they may be | 61 |
|
| 12 | or they may be | 61 |
|
| 13 | though they may be | 57 |
|
| 14 | though they may be | 57 |
|
| 15 | [Wh det] they may be | 55 |
|
| 16 | and they may be | 52 |
|
| 17 | and they may be | 52 |
|
| 18 | [adj] they may be | 52 |
|
| 19 | [adj] they may be | 48 |
|
| 20 | [verb] they may be | 46 |
|
| 21 | but they may be | 42 |
|
| 22 | but they may be | 42 |
|
| 23 | [adv] they may be | 38 |
|
| 24 | [Wh adv] they may be | 35 |
|
| 25 | although they may be | 32 |
|
| 26 | although they may be | 32 |
|
| 27 | which they may be | 31 |
|
| 28 | [noun pl] they may be | 31 |
|
| 29 | which they may be | 31 |
|
| 30 | as they may be | 24 |
|
