| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb mod] [vb infin] be [conj] | 551 |
|
| 2 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [be] that | 332 |
|
| 3 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [be] [that] | 332 |
|
| 4 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [be] that | 332 |
|
| 5 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [is] [conj] | 283 |
|
| 6 | [vb mod] [vb infin] is [conj] | 283 |
|
| 7 | [vb mod] [vb infin] been [conj] | 234 |
|
| 8 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] [conj] | 234 |
|
| 9 | [vb mod] have [be] [conj] | 231 |
|
| 10 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [be] [subord] | 177 |
|
| 11 | would [vb infin] [be] [conj] | 141 |
|
| 12 | can [vb infin] [be] [conj] | 139 |
|
| 13 | [vb mod] say [be] [conj] | 125 |
|
| 14 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [be] if | 89 |
|
| 15 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [be] if | 89 |
|
| 16 | may [vb infin] [be] [conj] | 57 |
|
| 17 | might [vb infin] [be] [conj] | 50 |
|
| 18 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [be] [coord] | 42 |
|
| 19 | could [vb infin] [be] [conj] | 42 |
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| 20 | must [vb infin] [be] [conj] | 41 |
|
| 21 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [be] because | 37 |
|
| 22 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [be] because | 37 |
|
| 23 | will [vb infin] [be] [conj] | 33 |
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| 24 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [was/were] [conj] | 31 |
|
| 25 | [vb mod] [vb infin] was [conj] | 31 |
|
| 26 | should [vb infin] [be] [conj] | 25 |
|
| 27 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [be] and | 23 |
|
| 28 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [be] and | 23 |
|
| 29 | [vb mod] happen [be] [conj] | 21 |
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| 30 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [be] but | 19 |
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