| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [modal v] be [verb] [pron] [verb] | 298 |
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| 2 | [vb mod] be [verb] [pron] [verb] | 298 |
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| 3 | [modal v] be [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 163 |
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| 4 | [modal v] be [vb pp] [pron] [verb] | 133 |
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| 5 | [modal v] be [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 131 |
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| 6 | [modal v] be [verb] [Wh det] [verb] | 101 |
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| 7 | [modal v] be [verb] which [verb] | 84 |
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| 8 | [modal v] be [verb] which [verb] | 84 |
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| 9 | will be [verb] [pron] [verb] | 83 |
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| 10 | [modal v] be [verb] [pron] [vb base] | 77 |
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| 11 | [modal v] be [verb] [pron] [vb -s] | 69 |
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| 12 | [modal v] be [verb] [pron] [to-vb] | 68 |
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| 13 | will be [verb] [pron] [verb] | 56 |
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| 14 | would be [verb] [pron] [verb] | 46 |
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| 15 | [modal v] be [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 45 |
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| 16 | [modal v] be [verb] [pron] have | 43 |
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| 17 | [modal v] be [verb] you [verb] | 42 |
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| 18 | [modal v] be [verb] you [verb] | 42 |
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| 19 | can be [verb] [pron] [verb] | 40 |
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| 20 | can be [verb] [pron] [verb] | 40 |
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| 21 | would be [verb] [pron] [verb] | 40 |
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| 22 | could be [verb] [pron] [verb] | 31 |
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| 23 | could be [verb] [pron] [verb] | 31 |
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| 24 | [modal v] be [verb] i [verb] | 31 |
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| 25 | must be [verb] [pron] [verb] | 29 |
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| 26 | must be [verb] [pron] [verb] | 29 |
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| 27 | may be [verb] [pron] [verb] | 28 |
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| 28 | may be [verb] [pron] [verb] | 28 |
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| 29 | 'll be [verb] [pron] [verb] | 27 |
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| 30 | [modal v] be [to-vb] [pron] [verb] | 27 |
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