| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | may [adv] be | 5446 |
|
| 2 | may well be | 1483 |
|
| 3 | may also be | 1259 |
|
| 4 | may still be | 317 |
|
| 5 | may only be | 229 |
|
| 6 | may even be | 206 |
|
| 7 | may now be | 166 |
|
| 8 | may then be | 146 |
|
| 9 | may therefore be | 126 |
|
| 10 | may sometimes be | 106 |
|
| 11 | may soon be | 94 |
|
| 12 | may simply be | 93 |
|
| 13 | may never be | 85 |
|
| 14 | may often be | 69 |
|
| 15 | may just be | 65 |
|
| 16 | may actually be | 60 |
|
| 17 | may already be | 58 |
|
| 18 | may indeed be | 57 |
|
| 19 | may yet be | 54 |
|
| 20 | may thus be | 53 |
|
| 21 | may perhaps be | 46 |
|
| 22 | may reasonably be | 38 |
|
| 23 | may possibly be | 32 |
|
| 24 | may either be | 31 |
|
| 25 | may nevertheless be | 31 |
|
| 26 | may best be | 31 |
|
| 27 | may eventually be | 23 |
|
| 28 | may again be | 23 |
|
| 29 | may easily be | 22 |
|
| 30 | may however be | 20 |
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