| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [conj] they [modal v] [verb] | 1914 |
|
| 2 | [verb] [conj] they [vb mod] [verb] | 1914 |
|
| 3 | [verb] [conj] they [modal v] [vb infin] | 1887 |
|
| 4 | [verb] that they [modal v] [verb] | 1262 |
|
| 5 | [verb] that they [modal v] [verb] | 1262 |
|
| 6 | [verb] [that] they [modal v] [verb] | 1262 |
|
| 7 | [verb] [conj] they would [verb] | 537 |
|
| 8 | [verb] [subord] they [modal v] [verb] | 532 |
|
| 9 | [verb] [conj] they would [verb] | 476 |
|
| 10 | [vb pp] [conj] they [modal v] [verb] | 395 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] [conj] they [modal v] [verb] | 394 |
|
| 12 | [verb] [conj] they can [verb] | 339 |
|
| 13 | [verb] [conj] they can [verb] | 339 |
|
| 14 | [verb] [conj] they will [verb] | 331 |
|
| 15 | [vb base] [conj] they [modal v] [verb] | 329 |
|
| 16 | [to-vb] [conj] they [modal v] [verb] | 295 |
|
| 17 | [verb] [conj] they could [verb] | 292 |
|
| 18 | [verb] [conj] they could [verb] | 292 |
|
| 19 | [verb] [conj] they will [verb] | 257 |
|
| 20 | [verb] if they [modal v] [verb] | 246 |
|
| 21 | [verb] if they [modal v] [verb] | 246 |
|
| 22 | [verb] [conj] they [modal v] have | 241 |
|
| 23 | [verb] [conj] they [modal v] have | 239 |
|
| 24 | [vb infin] [conj] they [modal v] [verb] | 225 |
|
| 25 | say [conj] they [modal v] [verb] | 174 |
|
| 26 | [verb] [conj] they should [verb] | 165 |
|
| 27 | [verb] [conj] they should [verb] | 165 |
|
| 28 | [v-ing] [conj] they [modal v] [verb] | 160 |
|
| 29 | [verb] [coord] they [modal v] [verb] | 120 |
|
| 30 | [vb -s] [conj] they [modal v] [verb] | 116 |
|
