| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | may be [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 50 |
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| 2 | may be [verb] [prep] be [verb] | 46 |
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| 3 | may be [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 43 |
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| 4 | may be [verb] [prep] be [vb pp] | 35 |
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| 5 | may be [verb] [prep] be [art] | 24 |
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| 6 | may be [verb] [prep] be [art] | 24 |
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| 7 | may be [verb] [prep] be [adv] | 19 |
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| 8 | may be [verb] [prep] be [adv] | 19 |
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| 9 | may be [verb] [prep] be [prep] | 16 |
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| 10 | may be [verb] [prep] be [prep] | 16 |
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| 11 | may be [verb] [prep] be a | 14 |
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| 12 | may be [verb] [prep] be a | 11 |
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| 13 | may be [verb] [prep] be [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 14 | may be [verb] [prep] be the | 9 |
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| 15 | may be [verb] [prep] be the | 9 |
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| 16 | may be [verb] [prep] be of | 6 |
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| 17 | may be [verb] [prep] be of | 6 |
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| 18 | may be [verb] [prep] be [noun] | 5 |
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| 19 | [noun] may be [verb] [prep] be | 100 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] may be [verb] [prep] be | 73 |
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| 21 | [pron] may be [verb] [prep] be | 40 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] may be [verb] [prep] be | 20 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] may be [verb] [prep] be | 18 |
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| 24 | [Wh det] may be [verb] [prep] be | 14 |
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| 25 | which may be [verb] [prep] be | 12 |
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| 26 | which may be [verb] [prep] be | 12 |
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| 27 | [adj] may be [verb] [prep] be | 10 |
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| 28 | [det] may be [verb] [prep] be | 8 |
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| 29 | it may be [verb] [prep] be | 8 |
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| 30 | it may be [verb] [prep] be | 8 |
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