| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [vb mod] be [adj] | 860 |
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| 2 | [verb] [modal v] be [adj] | 715 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] [modal v] be [adj] | 318 |
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| 4 | [verb] will be [adj] | 221 |
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| 5 | [verb] will be [adj] | 221 |
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| 6 | [verb] would be [adj] | 210 |
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| 7 | [verb] would be [adj] | 210 |
|
| 8 | [vb base] [modal v] be [adj] | 181 |
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| 9 | [verb] may be [adj] | 108 |
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| 10 | [verb] may be [adj] | 108 |
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| 11 | [verb] should be [adj] | 93 |
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| 12 | [verb] should be [adj] | 93 |
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| 13 | [vb -s] [modal v] be [adj] | 86 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] [modal v] be [adj] | 82 |
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| 15 | [verb] can be [adj] | 75 |
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| 16 | think [modal v] be [adj] | 75 |
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| 17 | [verb] can be [adj] | 75 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [modal v] be [adj] | 74 |
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| 19 | [verb] [modal v] be [det] | 65 |
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| 20 | [to-vb] [modal v] be [adj] | 63 |
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| 21 | [verb] must be [adj] | 62 |
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| 22 | [verb] must be [adj] | 62 |
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| 23 | [verb] might be [adj] | 56 |
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| 24 | [vb infin] [modal v] be [adj] | 56 |
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| 25 | [verb] might be [adj] | 56 |
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| 26 | [verb] [modal v] be [adj -er] | 46 |
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| 27 | think [modal v] be [adj] | 38 |
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| 28 | [verb] [modal v] be able | 29 |
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| 29 | [verb] [modal v] be [num] | 29 |
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| 30 | [verb] [modal v] be able | 29 |
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