| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] they [vb mod] be [verb] | 335 |
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| 2 | [verb] they [modal v] be [vb pp] | 207 |
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| 3 | [verb] they [modal v] be [v-ing] | 127 |
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| 4 | [vb base] they [modal v] be [verb] | 99 |
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| 5 | [vb past] they [modal v] be [verb] | 84 |
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| 6 | [verb] they will be [verb] | 77 |
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| 7 | [verb] they would be [verb] | 76 |
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| 8 | [verb] they should be [verb] | 66 |
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| 9 | [verb] they should be [verb] | 66 |
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| 10 | [verb] they would be [verb] | 59 |
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| 11 | [vb pp] they [modal v] be [verb] | 53 |
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| 12 | think they [modal v] be [verb] | 50 |
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| 13 | [verb] they will be [verb] | 44 |
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| 14 | say they [modal v] be [verb] | 42 |
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| 15 | [verb] they can be [verb] | 36 |
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| 16 | [verb] they can be [verb] | 36 |
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| 17 | [vb -s] they [modal v] be [verb] | 33 |
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| 18 | [verb] they 'll be [verb] | 33 |
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| 19 | [vb infin] they [modal v] be [verb] | 33 |
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| 20 | know they [modal v] be [verb] | 26 |
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| 21 | [verb] they must be [verb] | 25 |
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| 22 | [verb] they must be [verb] | 25 |
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| 23 | [v-ing] they [modal v] be [verb] | 24 |
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| 24 | [verb] they could be [verb] | 20 |
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| 25 | mean they [modal v] be [verb] | 20 |
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| 26 | [verb] they could be [verb] | 20 |
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| 27 | think they [modal v] be [verb] | 19 |
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| 28 | [verb] they may be [verb] | 18 |
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| 29 | [verb] they may be [verb] | 18 |
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| 30 | [verb] they might be [verb] | 17 |
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