| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] they [vb mod] be | 934 |
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| 2 | [verb] they [modal v] be | 868 |
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| 3 | [vb base] they [modal v] be | 309 |
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| 4 | [verb] they would be | 281 |
|
| 5 | [verb] they will be | 244 |
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| 6 | [vb past] they [modal v] be | 232 |
|
| 7 | think they [modal v] be | 206 |
|
| 8 | [verb] they would be | 202 |
|
| 9 | [verb] they 'll be | 123 |
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| 10 | [verb] they will be | 121 |
|
| 11 | say they [modal v] be | 118 |
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| 12 | [verb] they should be | 109 |
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| 13 | [verb] they should be | 109 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] they [modal v] be | 101 |
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| 15 | [vb pp] they [modal v] be | 100 |
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| 16 | think they [modal v] be | 84 |
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| 17 | [verb] they 'd be | 79 |
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| 18 | [vb -s] they [modal v] be | 76 |
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| 19 | [verb] they must be | 72 |
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| 20 | [verb] they must be | 72 |
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| 21 | [verb] they can be | 68 |
|
| 22 | know they [modal v] be | 68 |
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| 23 | [verb] they can be | 68 |
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| 24 | [verb] them [modal v] be | 65 |
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| 25 | [v-ing] they [modal v] be | 63 |
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| 26 | [verb] they might be | 57 |
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| 27 | [verb] they might be | 57 |
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| 28 | [verb] they could be | 53 |
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| 29 | [verb] they could be | 53 |
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| 30 | [to-vb] they [modal v] be | 53 |
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