| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb base] they [vb mod] be [verb] | 99 |
|
| 2 | [vb base] they [modal v] be [vb pp] | 59 |
|
| 3 | [vb base] they [modal v] be [v-ing] | 40 |
|
| 4 | [vb base] they will be [verb] | 34 |
|
| 5 | [vb base] they should be [verb] | 27 |
|
| 6 | [vb base] they should be [verb] | 27 |
|
| 7 | [vb base] they 'll be [verb] | 20 |
|
| 8 | think they [modal v] be [verb] | 19 |
|
| 9 | say they [modal v] be [verb] | 14 |
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| 10 | [vb base] they will be [verb] | 14 |
|
| 11 | know they [modal v] be [verb] | 9 |
|
| 12 | [vb base] they can be [verb] | 8 |
|
| 13 | [vb base] they must be [verb] | 8 |
|
| 14 | [vb base] they may be [verb] | 8 |
|
| 15 | [vb base] they can be [verb] | 8 |
|
| 16 | [vb base] they must be [verb] | 8 |
|
| 17 | [vb base] they may be [verb] | 8 |
|
| 18 | believe they [modal v] be [verb] | 6 |
|
| 19 | [vb base] they could be [verb] | 6 |
|
| 20 | [vb base] they could be [verb] | 6 |
|
| 21 | [vb base] they [modal v] be do | 6 |
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| 22 | [vb base] they [modal v] be go | 6 |
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| 23 | mean they [modal v] be [verb] | 5 |
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| 24 | [vb base] they [modal v] be doing | 5 |
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| 25 | feel they [modal v] be [verb] | 5 |
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| 26 | fear they [modal v] be [verb] | 5 |
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| 27 | [vb base] they would be [verb] | 5 |
|
| 28 | [vb base] they [modal v] be make | 5 |
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