| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [modal v] [vb infin] [be] the [adj] [noun] | 268 |
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| 2 | [vb mod] [verb] [be] the [adj] [noun] | 268 |
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| 3 | [modal v] [verb] be the [adj] [noun] | 268 |
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| 4 | [modal v] [verb] [be] the [adj] [noun sg] | 239 |
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| 5 | [modal v] [verb] [been] the [adj] [noun] | 219 |
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| 6 | [modal v] [verb] been the [adj] [noun] | 219 |
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| 7 | [modal v] have [be] the [adj] [noun] | 219 |
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| 8 | [modal v] have [be] the [adj] [noun] | 217 |
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| 9 | [modal v] [verb] [be] the [adj] [noun] | 172 |
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| 10 | would [verb] [be] the [adj] [noun] | 68 |
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| 11 | would [verb] [be] the [adj] [noun] | 64 |
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| 12 | may [verb] [be] the [adj] [noun] | 51 |
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| 13 | may [verb] [be] the [adj] [noun] | 51 |
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| 14 | must [verb] [be] the [adj] [noun] | 44 |
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| 15 | must [verb] [be] the [adj] [noun] | 44 |
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| 16 | could [verb] [be] the [adj] [noun] | 41 |
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| 17 | [modal v] [verb] [be] the [num ord] [noun] | 41 |
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| 18 | could [verb] [be] the [adj] [noun] | 41 |
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| 19 | [modal v] [verb] [be] the [adj -est] [noun] | 40 |
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| 20 | [modal v] [verb] [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 25 |
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| 21 | should [verb] [be] the [adj] [noun] | 21 |
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| 22 | should [verb] [be] the [adj] [noun] | 21 |
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| 23 | [modal v] [verb] [be] the first [noun] | 20 |
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| 24 | might [verb] [be] the [adj] [noun] | 20 |
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| 25 | [modal v] [verb] [be] the first [noun] | 20 |
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| 26 | [modal v] [verb] is the [adj] [noun] | 20 |
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| 27 | might [verb] [be] the [adj] [noun] | 20 |
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| 28 | [modal v] [verb] [is] the [adj] [noun] | 20 |
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| 29 | [modal v] [verb] [be] the [adj] [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 30 | [modal v] [verb] was the [adj] [noun] | 19 |
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