| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | may [adv] be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 156 |
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| 2 | may [adv] be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 124 |
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| 3 | may [verb] be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 47 |
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| 4 | may [vb infin] be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 47 |
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| 5 | may have be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 45 |
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| 6 | may have be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 45 |
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| 7 | may also be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 44 |
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| 8 | may also be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 44 |
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| 9 | may [not/n't] be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 32 |
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| 10 | may not be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 32 |
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| 11 | may not be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 32 |
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| 12 | may well be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 18 |
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| 13 | may well be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 18 |
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| 14 | may only be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 12 |
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| 15 | may only be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 12 |
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| 16 | may still be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 8 |
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| 17 | may still be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 8 |
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| 18 | may now be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 5 |
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| 19 | may now be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 5 |
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| 20 | [noun] may be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 510 |
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| 21 | [noun sg] may be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 256 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] may be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 234 |
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| 23 | [pron] may be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 118 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] may be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 64 |
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| 25 | [conj] may be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 57 |
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| 26 | [Wh det] may be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 54 |
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| 27 | which may be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 48 |
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| 28 | which may be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 48 |
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| 29 | [adj] may be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 40 |
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| 30 | [coord] may be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 36 |
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