| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they say [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 175 |
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| 2 | they say [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] | 173 |
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| 3 | they say [pron] [modal v] [verb] | 171 |
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| 4 | they say [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] | 170 |
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| 5 | they said [pron] [modal v] [verb] | 98 |
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| 6 | they say they [modal v] [verb] | 82 |
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| 7 | they say they [modal v] [verb] | 82 |
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| 8 | they say [pron] would [verb] | 73 |
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| 9 | they say [pron] [modal v] [verb] | 69 |
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| 10 | they say [pron] will [verb] | 44 |
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| 11 | they say [pron] would [verb] | 44 |
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| 12 | they say [pron] 'd [verb] | 29 |
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| 13 | they say we [modal v] [verb] | 23 |
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| 14 | they say [pron] 'll [verb] | 23 |
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| 15 | they say we [modal v] [verb] | 23 |
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| 16 | they say [pron] could [verb] | 22 |
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| 17 | they say it [modal v] [verb] | 22 |
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| 18 | they say [pron] could [verb] | 22 |
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| 19 | they say [pron] [modal v] have | 22 |
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| 20 | they say [pron] will [verb] | 21 |
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| 21 | they say it [modal v] [verb] | 21 |
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| 22 | they say [pron] [modal v] have | 21 |
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| 23 | they say you [modal v] [verb] | 16 |
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| 24 | they say you [modal v] [verb] | 16 |
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| 25 | they say i [modal v] [verb] | 13 |
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| 26 | they say [pron] [modal v] come | 13 |
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| 27 | they say [pron] [modal v] come | 13 |
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| 28 | they say i [modal v] [verb] | 13 |
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| 29 | they say [pron] [modal v] do | 12 |
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| 30 | they say [pron] [modal v] do | 12 |
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