| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] they [vb mod] be [adj] [verb] | 81 |
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| 2 | [verb] they [modal v] be [adj] [verb] | 81 |
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| 3 | [verb] they [modal v] be [adj] [verb] | 80 |
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| 4 | [verb] they [modal v] be [adj] [to-vb] | 79 |
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| 5 | [verb] they [modal v] be able [verb] | 38 |
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| 6 | [verb] they would be [adj] [verb] | 37 |
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| 7 | [verb] they would be [adj] [verb] | 29 |
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| 8 | [vb base] they [modal v] be [adj] [verb] | 28 |
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| 9 | [verb] they will be [adj] [verb] | 24 |
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| 10 | say they [modal v] be [adj] [verb] | 24 |
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| 11 | [vb past] they [modal v] be [adj] [verb] | 24 |
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| 12 | think they [modal v] be [adj] [verb] | 15 |
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| 13 | [verb] they [modal v] be prepared [verb] | 14 |
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| 14 | said they [modal v] be [adj] [verb] | 14 |
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| 15 | [verb] they will be [adj] [verb] | 13 |
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| 16 | [vb infin] they [modal v] be [adj] [verb] | 12 |
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| 17 | [verb] they 'll be [adj] [verb] | 11 |
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| 18 | [verb] they 'd be [adj] [verb] | 8 |
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| 19 | think they [modal v] be [adj] [verb] | 8 |
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| 20 | [verb] they [modal v] be [adj] see | 7 |
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| 21 | [verb] they might be [adj] [verb] | 7 |
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| 22 | [verb] they might be [adj] [verb] | 7 |
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| 23 | [verb] they [modal v] be [adj] to see | 7 |
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| 24 | say they [modal v] be [adj] [verb] | 7 |
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| 25 | [verb] they [modal v] be [adj] break | 6 |
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| 26 | [verb] they [modal v] be [adj] to break | 6 |
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| 27 | [verb] they [modal v] be [adj] take | 5 |
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| 28 | [verb] they may be [adj] [verb] | 5 |
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| 29 | [vb pp] they [modal v] be [adj] [verb] | 5 |
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| 30 | believe they [modal v] be [adj] [verb] | 5 |
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