| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb base] they [vb mod] | 1965 |
|
| 2 | [vb base] they [modal v] | 1934 |
|
| 3 | [vb base] they will | 684 |
|
| 4 | think they [modal v] | 434 |
|
| 5 | [vb base] they can | 420 |
|
| 6 | [vb base] they can | 331 |
|
| 7 | say they [modal v] | 328 |
|
| 8 | [vb base] they will | 317 |
|
| 9 | [vb base] they 'll | 313 |
|
| 10 | [vb base] they would | 295 |
|
| 11 | [vb base] they would | 175 |
|
| 12 | know they [modal v] | 173 |
|
| 13 | [vb base] they should | 138 |
|
| 14 | [vb base] they should | 138 |
|
| 15 | [vb base] they 'd | 120 |
|
| 16 | [vb base] they could | 115 |
|
| 17 | [vb base] they could | 115 |
|
| 18 | mean they [modal v] | 110 |
|
| 19 | [vb base] they must | 98 |
|
| 20 | [vb base] they must | 98 |
|
| 21 | [vb base] they ca | 89 |
|
| 22 | feel they [modal v] | 89 |
|
| 23 | hope they [modal v] | 84 |
|
| 24 | believe they [modal v] | 82 |
|
| 25 | [vb base] they may | 81 |
|
| 26 | [vb base] they may | 81 |
|
| 27 | suppose they [modal v] | 66 |
|
| 28 | wish they [modal v] | 65 |
|
| 29 | [vb base] they might | 65 |
|
| 30 | [vb base] they might | 65 |
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