| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] | 7622 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] | 7375 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] [pron] would [vb infin] | 4064 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] [pron] would [vb infin] | 2449 |
|
| 5 | thought [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] | 2270 |
|
| 6 | said [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] | 2200 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] i [modal v] [vb infin] | 1711 |
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| 8 | [vb past] i [modal v] [vb infin] | 1707 |
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| 9 | [vb past] he [modal v] [vb infin] | 1647 |
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| 10 | [vb past] he [modal v] [vb infin] | 1638 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [pron] 'd [vb infin] | 1615 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [pron] could [vb infin] | 1462 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] [pron] could [vb infin] | 1462 |
|
| 14 | [vb past] [pron] [modal v] have | 1243 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] she [modal v] [vb infin] | 1004 |
|
| 16 | [vb past] she [modal v] [vb infin] | 998 |
|
| 17 | [vb past] it [modal v] [vb infin] | 868 |
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| 18 | [vb past] it [modal v] [vb infin] | 867 |
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| 19 | [vb past] they [modal v] [vb infin] | 773 |
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| 20 | [vb past] they [modal v] [vb infin] | 763 |
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| 21 | [vb past] you [modal v] [vb infin] | 761 |
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| 22 | [vb past] you [modal v] [vb infin] | 760 |
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| 23 | [vb past] [pron] might [vb infin] | 714 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [pron] might [vb infin] | 714 |
|
| 25 | knew [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] | 627 |
|
| 26 | [vb past] we [modal v] [vb infin] | 608 |
|
| 27 | [vb past] we [modal v] [vb infin] | 605 |
|
| 28 | [vb past] [pron] should [vb infin] | 434 |
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| 29 | [vb past] [pron] should [vb infin] | 434 |
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| 30 | [vb past] [pron] will [vb infin] | 419 |
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