| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | may [adv] be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 165 |
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| 2 | may [adv] be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 131 |
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| 3 | may also be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 45 |
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| 4 | may also be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 45 |
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| 5 | may not be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 34 |
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| 6 | may not be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 34 |
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| 7 | may [not/n't] be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 34 |
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| 8 | may well be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 18 |
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| 9 | may well be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 18 |
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| 10 | may only be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 12 |
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| 11 | may only be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 12 |
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| 12 | may still be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 10 |
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| 13 | may still be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 10 |
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| 14 | may now be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 7 |
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| 15 | may now be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 7 |
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| 16 | [noun] may be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 518 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] may be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 262 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] may be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 236 |
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| 19 | [pron] may be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 127 |
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| 20 | [pers pn] may be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 71 |
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| 21 | [conj] may be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 58 |
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| 22 | [Wh det] may be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 55 |
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| 23 | which may be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 49 |
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| 24 | which may be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 49 |
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| 25 | [adj] may be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 41 |
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| 26 | [coord] may be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 36 |
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| 27 | [det] may be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 34 |
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| 28 | it may be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 31 |
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| 29 | it may be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 31 |
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| 30 | they may be [verb] [prep] [adj] | 30 |
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