| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb base] [pron] [vb mod] be [verb] | 708 |
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| 2 | [vb base] [pers pn] [vb mod] be [verb] | 603 |
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| 3 | [vb base] [pron] [vb mod] be [vb pp] | 426 |
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| 4 | [vb base] [pron] [vb mod] be [v-ing] | 276 |
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| 5 | think [pron] [vb mod] be [verb] | 207 |
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| 6 | [vb base] it [vb mod] be [verb] | 172 |
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| 7 | [vb base] it [vb mod] be [verb] | 172 |
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| 8 | [vb base] [pron] should be [verb] | 153 |
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| 9 | [vb base] [pron] 'll be [verb] | 117 |
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| 10 | [vb base] you [vb mod] be [verb] | 105 |
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| 11 | [vb base] you [vb mod] be [verb] | 105 |
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| 12 | [vb base] [pron] will be [verb] | 102 |
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| 13 | [vb base] they [vb mod] be [verb] | 101 |
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| 14 | [vb base] they [vb mod] be [verb] | 99 |
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| 15 | [vb base] [pron] can be [verb] | 94 |
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| 16 | [vb base] we [vb mod] be [verb] | 91 |
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| 17 | [vb base] we [vb mod] be [verb] | 90 |
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| 18 | [vb base] i [vb mod] be [verb] | 80 |
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| 19 | [vb base] [Wh det] [vb mod] be [verb] | 78 |
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| 20 | [vb base] i [vb mod] be [verb] | 78 |
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| 21 | [vb base] [pron] [vb mod] be do | 71 |
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| 22 | know [pron] [vb mod] be [verb] | 57 |
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| 23 | [vb base] [pron] could be [verb] | 53 |
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| 24 | [vb base] [pron] [vb mod] be done | 51 |
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| 25 | [vb base] what [vb mod] be [verb] | 48 |
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| 26 | [vb base] what [vb mod] be [verb] | 48 |
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| 27 | [vb base] [pron] may be [verb] | 45 |
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| 28 | [vb base] [pron] might be [verb] | 42 |
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| 29 | [vb base] [pron] must be [verb] | 41 |
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| 30 | [vb base] he [vb mod] be [verb] | 37 |
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