| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 1046 |
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| 2 | [pron] may not [vb infin] | 1043 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 920 |
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| 4 | [pron] may [not/n't] have | 306 |
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| 5 | you may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 256 |
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| 6 | you may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 256 |
|
| 7 | they may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 191 |
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| 8 | they may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 186 |
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| 9 | it may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 176 |
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| 10 | it may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 176 |
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| 11 | he may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 122 |
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| 12 | he may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 121 |
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| 13 | we may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 79 |
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| 14 | we may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 79 |
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| 15 | i may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 60 |
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| 16 | i may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 59 |
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| 17 | [Wh det] may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 51 |
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| 18 | which may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 50 |
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| 19 | which may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 50 |
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| 20 | [pron] may [not/n't] know | 47 |
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| 21 | [Wh pn] may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 47 |
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| 22 | who may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 45 |
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| 23 | who may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 45 |
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| 24 | she may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 35 |
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| 25 | she may [not/n't] [vb infin] | 34 |
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| 26 | [pron] may [not/n't] want | 33 |
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| 27 | [pron] may [not/n't] like | 26 |
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| 28 | [pron] may [not/n't] need | 21 |
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| 29 | [pron] may [not/n't] get | 20 |
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| 30 | [pron] may [not/n't] seem | 20 |
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