| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | things [vb mod] [vb infin] | 540 |
|
| 2 | things will [verb] | 128 |
|
| 3 | things would [verb] | 106 |
|
| 4 | things [vb mod] have | 101 |
|
| 5 | things [vb mod] have | 100 |
|
| 6 | things can [verb] | 92 |
|
| 7 | things could [verb] | 69 |
|
| 8 | things [vb mod] happen | 66 |
|
| 9 | things [vb mod] happen | 66 |
|
| 10 | things might [verb] | 61 |
|
| 11 | things [vb mod] get | 53 |
|
| 12 | things [vb mod] get | 53 |
|
| 13 | things [vb mod] change | 46 |
|
| 14 | things [vb mod] go | 46 |
|
| 15 | things [vb mod] change | 46 |
|
| 16 | things [vb mod] go | 44 |
|
| 17 | things may [verb] | 33 |
|
| 18 | things should [verb] | 25 |
|
| 19 | things [vb mod] improve | 19 |
|
| 20 | things must [verb] | 19 |
|
| 21 | things [vb mod] improve | 19 |
|
| 22 | things [vb mod] come | 18 |
|
| 23 | things [vb mod] come | 17 |
|
| 24 | things [vb mod] work | 12 |
|
| 25 | things [vb mod] work | 12 |
|
| 26 | things [vb mod] start | 12 |
|
| 27 | things [vb mod] start | 12 |
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| 28 | things [vb mod] become | 11 |
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| 29 | things [vb mod] become | 11 |
|
| 30 | things [vb mod] [to-vb] | 9 |
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