| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] they [vb mod] be [vb pp] | 227 |
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| 2 | [verb] they [modal v] be [vb pp] | 207 |
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| 3 | [vb base] they [modal v] be [vb pp] | 61 |
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| 4 | [verb] they should be [vb pp] | 49 |
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| 5 | [verb] they should be [vb pp] | 49 |
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| 6 | [vb pp] they [modal v] be [vb pp] | 47 |
|
| 7 | [verb] they will be [vb pp] | 45 |
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| 8 | [verb] they can be [vb pp] | 40 |
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| 9 | [verb] they can be [vb pp] | 40 |
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| 10 | [vb past] they [modal v] be [vb pp] | 39 |
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| 11 | [verb] they would be [vb pp] | 36 |
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| 12 | [verb] they will be [vb pp] | 34 |
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| 13 | [verb] they would be [vb pp] | 31 |
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| 14 | think they [modal v] be [vb pp] | 28 |
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| 15 | [vb -s] they [modal v] be [vb pp] | 24 |
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| 16 | say they [modal v] be [vb pp] | 21 |
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| 17 | [verb] they must be [vb pp] | 20 |
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| 18 | [verb] they must be [vb pp] | 20 |
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| 19 | [v-ing] they [modal v] be [vb pp] | 20 |
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| 20 | [verb] them [modal v] be [vb pp] | 19 |
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| 21 | [vb infin] they [modal v] be [vb pp] | 19 |
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| 22 | [to-vb] they [modal v] be [vb pp] | 17 |
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| 23 | [verb] they could be [vb pp] | 16 |
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| 24 | [verb] they could be [vb pp] | 16 |
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| 25 | mean they [modal v] be [vb pp] | 14 |
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| 26 | know they [modal v] be [vb pp] | 12 |
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| 27 | think they [modal v] be [vb pp] | 11 |
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| 28 | [verb] they might be [vb pp] | 11 |
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| 29 | believe they [modal v] be [vb pp] | 11 |
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| 30 | [verb] they might be [vb pp] | 11 |
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