| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | i [vb mod] say | 3761 |
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| 2 | i [vb mod] say | 3680 |
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| 3 | i would say | 792 |
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| 4 | i 'd say | 590 |
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| 5 | i must say | 518 |
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| 6 | i can say | 453 |
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| 7 | i 'll say | 307 |
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| 8 | i should say | 306 |
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| 9 | i dare say | 230 |
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| 10 | i may say | 122 |
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| 11 | i could say | 120 |
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| 12 | i will say | 108 |
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| 13 | i [vb mod] to say | 82 |
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| 14 | i used say | 65 |
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| 15 | i shall say | 65 |
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| 16 | i might say | 63 |
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| 17 | i ought say | 17 |
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| 18 | i need say | 7 |
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