| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] may [adv] be [vb pp] | 531 |
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| 2 | [pron] may [adv] be [vb pp] | 455 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] may [adv] be [vb pp] | 374 |
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| 4 | it may [adv] be [vb pp] | 201 |
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| 5 | it may [adv] be [vb pp] | 201 |
|
| 6 | [Wh det] may [adv] be [vb pp] | 134 |
|
| 7 | [pron] may also be [vb pp] | 129 |
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| 8 | [pron] may also be [vb pp] | 129 |
|
| 9 | which may [adv] be [vb pp] | 117 |
|
| 10 | which may [adv] be [vb pp] | 117 |
|
| 11 | they may [adv] be [vb pp] | 99 |
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| 12 | they may [adv] be [vb pp] | 98 |
|
| 13 | [pron] may not be [vb pp] | 76 |
|
| 14 | [pron] may not be [vb pp] | 76 |
|
| 15 | [pron] may [not/n't] be [vb pp] | 76 |
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| 16 | [pron] may well be [vb pp] | 60 |
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| 17 | [pron] may well be [vb pp] | 60 |
|
| 18 | he may [adv] be [vb pp] | 27 |
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| 19 | he may [adv] be [vb pp] | 27 |
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| 20 | [pron] may still be [vb pp] | 26 |
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| 21 | [pron] may still be [vb pp] | 26 |
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| 22 | you may [adv] be [vb pp] | 24 |
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| 23 | you may [adv] be [vb pp] | 24 |
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| 24 | [pron] may [adv] be used | 23 |
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| 25 | [pron] may [adv] be called | 20 |
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| 26 | [pron] may reasonably be [vb pp] | 20 |
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| 27 | [pron] may reasonably be [vb pp] | 20 |
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| 28 | [pron] may [adv] be asked | 18 |
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| 29 | what may [adv] be [vb pp] | 17 |
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| 30 | [pron] may [adv] be said | 17 |
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