| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [modal v] hardly be [verb] | 327 |
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| 2 | [modal v] hardly [be] [verb] | 327 |
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| 3 | [vb mod] hardly [be] [verb] | 327 |
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| 4 | [modal v] hardly be [verb] | 327 |
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| 5 | [modal v] hardly [be] [vb pp] | 323 |
|
| 6 | can hardly [be] [verb] | 186 |
|
| 7 | can hardly [be] [verb] | 186 |
|
| 8 | could hardly [be] [verb] | 111 |
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| 9 | could hardly [be] [verb] | 111 |
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| 10 | [modal v] hardly [be] say | 41 |
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| 11 | [modal v] hardly [be] said | 41 |
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| 12 | [modal v] hardly [be] described | 25 |
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| 13 | [modal v] hardly [be] describe | 25 |
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| 14 | [modal v] hardly [be] expect | 23 |
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| 15 | [modal v] hardly [be] expected | 23 |
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| 16 | [modal v] hardly [be] called | 17 |
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| 17 | [modal v] hardly [be] call | 17 |
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| 18 | would hardly [be] [verb] | 11 |
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| 19 | [modal v] hardly [be] blamed | 10 |
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| 20 | would hardly [be] [verb] | 10 |
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| 21 | [modal v] hardly [be] consider | 10 |
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| 22 | [modal v] hardly [be] blame | 10 |
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| 23 | [modal v] hardly [be] considered | 10 |
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| 24 | [modal v] hardly [be] deny | 9 |
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| 25 | need hardly [be] [verb] | 9 |
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| 26 | need hardly [be] [verb] | 9 |
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| 27 | will hardly [be] [verb] | 8 |
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| 28 | [modal v] hardly [be] regard | 8 |
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| 29 | [modal v] hardly [be] denied | 8 |
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| 30 | [modal v] hardly [be] regarded | 8 |
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