| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [pron] may be [v-ing] [prep] | 138 |
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| 2 | [noun] may be [v-ing] [prep] | 125 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] may be [v-ing] [prep] | 107 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] may be [v-ing] [prep] | 72 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] may be [v-ing] [prep] | 38 |
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| 6 | you may be [v-ing] [prep] | 36 |
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| 7 | you may be [v-ing] [prep] | 36 |
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| 8 | they may be [v-ing] [prep] | 26 |
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| 9 | they may be [v-ing] [prep] | 25 |
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| 10 | [Wh pn] may be [v-ing] [prep] | 15 |
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| 11 | who may be [v-ing] [prep] | 15 |
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| 12 | who may be [v-ing] [prep] | 15 |
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| 13 | [adj] may be [v-ing] [prep] | 14 |
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| 14 | he may be [v-ing] [prep] | 13 |
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| 15 | he may be [v-ing] [prep] | 13 |
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| 16 | [Wh det] may be [v-ing] [prep] | 12 |
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| 17 | i may be [v-ing] [prep] | 11 |
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| 18 | i may be [v-ing] [prep] | 11 |
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| 19 | [noun prp] may be [v-ing] [prep] | 10 |
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| 20 | which may be [v-ing] [prep] | 9 |
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| 21 | which may be [v-ing] [prep] | 9 |
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| 22 | [adj] may be [v-ing] [prep] | 9 |
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| 23 | it may be [v-ing] [prep] | 8 |
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| 24 | we may be [v-ing] [prep] | 8 |
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| 25 | we may be [v-ing] [prep] | 8 |
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| 26 | [conj] may be [v-ing] [prep] | 8 |
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| 27 | it may be [v-ing] [prep] | 8 |
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| 28 | she may be [v-ing] [prep] | 5 |
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| 29 | that may be [v-ing] [prep] | 5 |
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| 30 | that may be [v-ing] [prep] | 5 |
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