| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] they [modal v] be [verb] | 359 |
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| 2 | [verb] they [vb mod] be [verb] | 359 |
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| 3 | [verb] they [modal v] be [verb] | 335 |
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| 4 | [verb] they [modal v] be [vb pp] | 227 |
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| 5 | [verb] they [modal v] be [v-ing] | 128 |
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| 6 | [vb base] they [modal v] be [verb] | 101 |
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| 7 | [verb] they will be [verb] | 85 |
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| 8 | [vb past] they [modal v] be [verb] | 85 |
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| 9 | [verb] they would be [verb] | 83 |
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| 10 | [verb] they should be [verb] | 67 |
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| 11 | [verb] they should be [verb] | 67 |
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| 12 | [verb] they would be [verb] | 66 |
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| 13 | [vb pp] they [modal v] be [verb] | 54 |
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| 14 | [verb] they will be [verb] | 52 |
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| 15 | think they [modal v] be [verb] | 50 |
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| 16 | say they [modal v] be [verb] | 42 |
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| 17 | [verb] they can be [verb] | 40 |
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| 18 | [verb] they can be [verb] | 40 |
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| 19 | [vb -s] they [modal v] be [verb] | 35 |
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| 20 | [vb infin] they [modal v] be [verb] | 33 |
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| 21 | [verb] they 'll be [verb] | 33 |
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| 22 | [v-ing] they [modal v] be [verb] | 29 |
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| 23 | [verb] they must be [verb] | 28 |
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| 24 | [verb] they must be [verb] | 28 |
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| 25 | know they [modal v] be [verb] | 28 |
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| 26 | [verb] them [modal v] be [verb] | 23 |
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| 27 | [to-vb] they [modal v] be [verb] | 22 |
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| 28 | [verb] they could be [verb] | 20 |
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| 29 | [verb] they could be [verb] | 20 |
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| 30 | mean they [modal v] be [verb] | 20 |
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