| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb base] [pers pn] [vb mod] [be] | 2783 |
|
| 2 | [vb base] [pers pn] [modal v] be | 2783 |
|
| 3 | [vb base] [pers pn] [modal v] [be] | 2781 |
|
| 4 | [vb base] [pers pn] [modal v] be | 2781 |
|
| 5 | [vb base] it [modal v] [be] | 1223 |
|
| 6 | think [pers pn] [modal v] [be] | 1200 |
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| 7 | [vb base] [pers pn] will [be] | 886 |
|
| 8 | [vb base] [pers pn] would [be] | 652 |
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| 9 | [vb base] [pers pn] would [be] | 485 |
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| 10 | [vb base] [pers pn] 'll [be] | 475 |
|
| 11 | [vb base] you [modal v] [be] | 412 |
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| 12 | [vb base] [pers pn] will [be] | 411 |
|
| 13 | [vb base] they [modal v] [be] | 304 |
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| 14 | [vb base] i [modal v] [be] | 295 |
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| 15 | [vb base] [pers pn] should [be] | 282 |
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| 16 | [vb base] [pers pn] should [be] | 282 |
|
| 17 | [vb base] we [modal v] [be] | 243 |
|
| 18 | [vb base] [pers pn] could [be] | 214 |
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| 19 | [vb base] [pers pn] could [be] | 214 |
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| 20 | [vb base] [pers pn] might [be] | 213 |
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| 21 | [vb base] [pers pn] might [be] | 213 |
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| 22 | know [pers pn] [modal v] [be] | 194 |
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| 23 | [vb base] [pers pn] must [be] | 194 |
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| 24 | [vb base] [pers pn] must [be] | 194 |
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| 25 | [vb base] he [modal v] [be] | 181 |
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| 26 | [vb base] [pers pn] may [be] | 172 |
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| 27 | [vb base] [pers pn] may [be] | 172 |
|
| 28 | [vb base] [pers pn] 'd [be] | 167 |
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| 29 | hope [pers pn] [modal v] [be] | 163 |
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| 30 | mean [pers pn] [modal v] [be] | 146 |
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