| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [det] [modal v] be | 802 |
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| 2 | [verb] [det] [vb mod] [be] | 802 |
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| 3 | [verb] [det] [modal v] [be] | 801 |
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| 4 | [verb] [det] [modal v] be | 801 |
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| 5 | [verb] that [modal v] [be] | 417 |
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| 6 | [vb base] [det] [modal v] [be] | 355 |
|
| 7 | think [det] [modal v] [be] | 309 |
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| 8 | [verb] this [modal v] [be] | 309 |
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| 9 | [verb] [det] would [be] | 288 |
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| 10 | [verb] [det] would [be] | 267 |
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| 11 | [verb] [det] will [be] | 182 |
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| 12 | think [det] [modal v] [be] | 175 |
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| 13 | [verb] [det] will [be] | 126 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [det] [modal v] [be] | 125 |
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| 15 | [vb infin] [det] [modal v] [be] | 90 |
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| 16 | [verb] [det] could [be] | 81 |
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| 17 | [verb] [det] could [be] | 81 |
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| 18 | [verb] [det] might [be] | 69 |
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| 19 | [verb] [det] might [be] | 69 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] [det] [modal v] [be] | 64 |
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| 21 | say [det] [modal v] [be] | 61 |
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| 22 | think [det] [modal v] [be] | 61 |
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| 23 | [vb pp] [det] [modal v] [be] | 59 |
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| 24 | [vb -s] [det] [modal v] [be] | 56 |
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| 25 | [verb] [det] 'll [be] | 56 |
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| 26 | [verb] [det] should [be] | 55 |
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| 27 | [verb] [det] should [be] | 55 |
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| 28 | [to-vb] [det] [modal v] [be] | 53 |
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| 29 | thought [det] [modal v] [be] | 50 |
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| 30 | [verb] [det] may [be] | 47 |
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