| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [vb mod] [verb] | 4818 |
|
| 2 | [verb] [modal v] [vb infin] | 4758 |
|
| 3 | [vb pp] [modal v] [verb] | 1674 |
|
| 4 | [verb] will [verb] | 1501 |
|
| 5 | [verb] will [verb] | 1493 |
|
| 6 | [verb] would [verb] | 1065 |
|
| 7 | [verb] would [verb] | 1057 |
|
| 8 | [vb base] [modal v] [verb] | 988 |
|
| 9 | [verb] [modal v] have | 758 |
|
| 10 | [verb] [modal v] have | 741 |
|
| 11 | [v-ing] [modal v] [verb] | 517 |
|
| 12 | [vb past] [modal v] [verb] | 496 |
|
| 13 | [verb] can [verb] | 458 |
|
| 14 | [verb] can [verb] | 458 |
|
| 15 | [verb] may [verb] | 445 |
|
| 16 | [verb] may [verb] | 445 |
|
| 17 | [vb -s] [modal v] [verb] | 419 |
|
| 18 | [to-vb] [modal v] [verb] | 383 |
|
| 19 | [vb infin] [modal v] [verb] | 341 |
|
| 20 | [verb] could [verb] | 339 |
|
| 21 | [verb] could [verb] | 339 |
|
| 22 | [verb] should [verb] | 323 |
|
| 23 | [verb] should [verb] | 323 |
|
| 24 | think [modal v] [verb] | 272 |
|
| 25 | [verb] must [verb] | 234 |
|
| 26 | [verb] must [verb] | 234 |
|
| 27 | say [modal v] [verb] | 225 |
|
| 28 | [verb] might [verb] | 223 |
|
| 29 | [verb] might [verb] | 223 |
|
| 30 | hope [modal v] [verb] | 182 |
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