| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [pron] may be [v-ing] [adj] | 57 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] may be [v-ing] [adj] | 45 |
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| 3 | [noun] may be [v-ing] [adj] | 38 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] may be [v-ing] [adj] | 19 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] may be [v-ing] [adj] | 12 |
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| 6 | you may be [v-ing] [adj] | 12 |
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| 7 | you may be [v-ing] [adj] | 12 |
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| 8 | we may be [v-ing] [adj] | 11 |
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| 9 | we may be [v-ing] [adj] | 11 |
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| 10 | they may be [v-ing] [adj] | 8 |
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| 11 | they may be [v-ing] [adj] | 8 |
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| 12 | [Wh pn] may be [v-ing] [adj] | 6 |
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| 13 | who may be [v-ing] [adj] | 6 |
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| 14 | who may be [v-ing] [adj] | 6 |
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| 15 | [noun prp] may be [v-ing] [adj] | 5 |
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| 16 | it may be [v-ing] [adj] | 5 |
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| 17 | it may be [v-ing] [adj] | 5 |
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| 18 | may [adv] be [v-ing] [adj] | 32 |
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| 19 | may [adv] be [v-ing] [adj] | 22 |
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| 20 | may [not/n't] be [v-ing] [adj] | 10 |
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| 21 | may not be [v-ing] [adj] | 10 |
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| 22 | may not be [v-ing] [adj] | 10 |
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| 23 | may well be [v-ing] [adj] | 6 |
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| 24 | may well be [v-ing] [adj] | 6 |
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| 25 | may be [verb] [v-ing] [adj] | 7 |
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| 26 | may be [vb pp] [v-ing] [adj] | 7 |
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| 27 | may be [prep] [v-ing] [adj] | 5 |
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| 28 | may be [adv] [v-ing] [adj] | 5 |
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| 29 | may be [adv] [v-ing] [adj] | 5 |
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| 30 | may be [prep] [v-ing] [adj] | 5 |
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