| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb base] they [modal v] [vb infin] [verb] | 146 |
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| 2 | [vb base] they [vb mod] [verb] [verb] | 146 |
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| 3 | [vb base] they [modal v] [verb] [verb] | 145 |
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| 4 | [vb base] they [modal v] have [verb] | 91 |
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| 5 | [vb base] they [modal v] have [verb] | 88 |
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| 6 | [vb base] they [modal v] [verb] [vb pp] | 69 |
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| 7 | [vb base] they [modal v] [verb] [to-vb] | 64 |
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| 8 | [vb base] they will [verb] [verb] | 48 |
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| 9 | think they [modal v] [verb] [verb] | 42 |
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| 10 | [vb base] they would [verb] [verb] | 39 |
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| 11 | [vb base] they 'll [verb] [verb] | 27 |
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| 12 | say they [modal v] [verb] [verb] | 26 |
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| 13 | [vb base] they would [verb] [verb] | 23 |
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| 14 | [vb base] they will [verb] [verb] | 21 |
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| 15 | [vb base] they must [verb] [verb] | 17 |
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| 16 | [vb base] they must [verb] [verb] | 17 |
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| 17 | [vb base] they 'd [verb] [verb] | 16 |
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| 18 | [vb base] they may [verb] [verb] | 14 |
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| 19 | [vb base] they may [verb] [verb] | 14 |
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| 20 | [vb base] they could [verb] [verb] | 13 |
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| 21 | [vb base] they [modal v] [verb] do | 13 |
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| 22 | [vb base] they could [verb] [verb] | 13 |
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| 23 | [vb base] they [modal v] [verb] [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 24 | [vb base] they [modal v] continue [verb] | 10 |
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| 25 | [vb base] they [modal v] continue [verb] | 10 |
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| 26 | [vb base] they [modal v] like [verb] | 8 |
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| 27 | [vb base] they [modal v] like [verb] | 8 |
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| 28 | [vb base] they [modal v] [verb] get | 8 |
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| 29 | [vb base] they [modal v] [verb] done | 8 |
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| 30 | [vb base] they might [verb] [verb] | 7 |
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