| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] they [vb mod] [be] | 936 |
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| 2 | [verb] they [modal v] be | 936 |
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| 3 | [verb] they [modal v] [be] | 934 |
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| 4 | [verb] they [modal v] be | 934 |
|
| 5 | [verb] they [modal v] [be] | 870 |
|
| 6 | [vb base] they [modal v] [be] | 310 |
|
| 7 | [verb] they would [be] | 282 |
|
| 8 | [verb] they will [be] | 244 |
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| 9 | [vb past] they [modal v] [be] | 233 |
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| 10 | think they [modal v] [be] | 206 |
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| 11 | [verb] they would [be] | 203 |
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| 12 | [verb] they 'll [be] | 123 |
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| 13 | [verb] they will [be] | 121 |
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| 14 | say they [modal v] [be] | 119 |
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| 15 | [verb] they should [be] | 110 |
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| 16 | [verb] they should [be] | 110 |
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| 17 | [vb infin] they [modal v] [be] | 101 |
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| 18 | [vb pp] they [modal v] [be] | 100 |
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| 19 | think they [modal v] [be] | 84 |
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| 20 | [verb] they 'd [be] | 79 |
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| 21 | [vb -s] they [modal v] [be] | 76 |
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| 22 | [verb] they must [be] | 72 |
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| 23 | [verb] they must [be] | 72 |
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| 24 | know they [modal v] [be] | 68 |
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| 25 | [verb] they can [be] | 68 |
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| 26 | [verb] they can [be] | 68 |
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| 27 | [verb] them [modal v] [be] | 65 |
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| 28 | [v-ing] they [modal v] [be] | 63 |
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| 29 | [verb] they might [be] | 57 |
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| 30 | [verb] they might [be] | 57 |
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