| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [vb mod] to be [verb] | 617 |
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| 2 | [pron] [modal v] to be [verb] | 617 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [modal v] to be [verb] | 437 |
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| 4 | [pron] [modal v] to be [vb pp] | 426 |
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| 5 | [pron] ought to be [verb] | 376 |
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| 6 | [pron] ought to be [verb] | 376 |
|
| 7 | [pron] used to be [verb] | 239 |
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| 8 | [pron] used to be [verb] | 239 |
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| 9 | [pron] [modal v] to be [v-ing] | 185 |
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| 10 | it [modal v] to be [verb] | 147 |
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| 11 | it [modal v] to be [verb] | 147 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] [modal v] to be [verb] | 139 |
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| 13 | we [modal v] to be [verb] | 83 |
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| 14 | we [modal v] to be [verb] | 83 |
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| 15 | [pron] [modal v] to be call | 74 |
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| 16 | [pron] [modal v] to be called | 74 |
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| 17 | they [modal v] to be [verb] | 71 |
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| 18 | what [modal v] to be [verb] | 70 |
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| 19 | they [modal v] to be [verb] | 70 |
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| 20 | what [modal v] to be [verb] | 70 |
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| 21 | which [modal v] to be [verb] | 69 |
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| 22 | which [modal v] to be [verb] | 69 |
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| 23 | [pron] [modal v] to be do | 56 |
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| 24 | he [modal v] to be [verb] | 40 |
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| 25 | he [modal v] to be [verb] | 40 |
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| 26 | you [modal v] to be [verb] | 38 |
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| 27 | you [modal v] to be [verb] | 38 |
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| 28 | i [modal v] to be [verb] | 33 |
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| 29 | i [modal v] to be [verb] | 33 |
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| 30 | [pron] [modal v] to be doing | 30 |
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