| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they [vb mod] [verb] [v-ing] | 262 |
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| 2 | they [modal v] [vb infin] [v-ing] | 247 |
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| 3 | they would [verb] [v-ing] | 73 |
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| 4 | they will [verb] [v-ing] | 58 |
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| 5 | they [modal v] start [v-ing] | 46 |
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| 6 | they [modal v] start [v-ing] | 45 |
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| 7 | they would [verb] [v-ing] | 44 |
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| 8 | they can [verb] [v-ing] | 32 |
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| 9 | they can [verb] [v-ing] | 32 |
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| 10 | they will [verb] [v-ing] | 31 |
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| 11 | they [modal v] stop [v-ing] | 29 |
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| 12 | they 'd [verb] [v-ing] | 29 |
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| 13 | they [modal v] stop [v-ing] | 28 |
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| 14 | they 'll [verb] [v-ing] | 27 |
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| 15 | they could [verb] [v-ing] | 25 |
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| 16 | they could [verb] [v-ing] | 25 |
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| 17 | they [modal v] consider [v-ing] | 19 |
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| 18 | they [modal v] consider [v-ing] | 19 |
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| 19 | they should [verb] [v-ing] | 19 |
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| 20 | they [modal v] keep [v-ing] | 19 |
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| 21 | they should [verb] [v-ing] | 19 |
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| 22 | they [modal v] keep [v-ing] | 18 |
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| 23 | they might [verb] [v-ing] | 16 |
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| 24 | they might [verb] [v-ing] | 16 |
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| 25 | they may [verb] [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 26 | they [modal v] [to-vb] [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 27 | they may [verb] [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 28 | they [modal v] go [v-ing] | 14 |
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| 29 | they used [verb] [v-ing] | 13 |
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| 30 | they used [verb] [v-ing] | 13 |
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