| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] may [adv] be [verb] | 537 |
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| 2 | [pron] may [adv] be [vb pp] | 455 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] may [adv] be [verb] | 388 |
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| 4 | it may [adv] be [verb] | 185 |
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| 5 | it may [adv] be [verb] | 185 |
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| 6 | [pron] may also be [verb] | 136 |
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| 7 | [Wh det] may [adv] be [verb] | 119 |
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| 8 | which may [adv] be [verb] | 104 |
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| 9 | which may [adv] be [verb] | 104 |
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| 10 | they may [adv] be [verb] | 101 |
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| 11 | they may [adv] be [verb] | 99 |
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| 12 | [pron] may well be [verb] | 85 |
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| 13 | [pron] may [adv] be [v-ing] | 79 |
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| 14 | you may [adv] be [verb] | 35 |
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| 15 | you may [adv] be [verb] | 35 |
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| 16 | [pron] may still be [verb] | 34 |
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| 17 | he may [adv] be [verb] | 33 |
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| 18 | he may [adv] be [verb] | 33 |
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| 19 | [pron] may even be [verb] | 21 |
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| 20 | [pron] may reasonably be [verb] | 20 |
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| 21 | [pron] may [adv] be called | 19 |
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| 22 | [pron] may [adv] be call | 19 |
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| 23 | [pron] may [adv] be say | 18 |
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| 24 | [pron] may [adv] be ask | 18 |
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| 25 | [pron] may [adv] be asked | 18 |
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| 26 | [pron] may [adv] be used | 17 |
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| 27 | we may [adv] be [verb] | 17 |
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| 28 | [pron] may [adv] be use | 17 |
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| 29 | we may [adv] be [verb] | 17 |
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| 30 | [pron] may [adv] be said | 17 |
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