| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the [noun pl] [vb mod] [verb] | 7846 |
|
| 2 | the [noun pl] [modal v] [vb infin] | 7604 |
|
| 3 | the [noun pl] will [verb] | 2188 |
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| 4 | the [noun pl] will [verb] | 2154 |
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| 5 | the [noun pl] would [verb] | 1879 |
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| 6 | the [noun pl] would [verb] | 1868 |
|
| 7 | the [noun pl] [modal v] have | 1428 |
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| 8 | the [noun pl] [modal v] have | 1405 |
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| 9 | the [noun pl] can [verb] | 770 |
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| 10 | the [noun pl] can [verb] | 770 |
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| 11 | the [noun pl] could [verb] | 699 |
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| 12 | the [noun pl] could [verb] | 699 |
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| 13 | the [noun pl] may [verb] | 684 |
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| 14 | the [noun pl] may [verb] | 684 |
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| 15 | the [noun pl] should [verb] | 562 |
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| 16 | the [noun pl] should [verb] | 562 |
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| 17 | the [noun pl] must [verb] | 452 |
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| 18 | the [noun pl] must [verb] | 452 |
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| 19 | the [noun pl] might [verb] | 329 |
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| 20 | the [noun pl] might [verb] | 329 |
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| 21 | the [noun pl] [modal v] [to-vb] | 234 |
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| 22 | the [noun pl] used [verb] | 210 |
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| 23 | the police [modal v] [verb] | 210 |
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| 24 | the [noun pl] used [verb] | 210 |
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| 25 | the children [modal v] [verb] | 183 |
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| 26 | the [noun pl] [modal v] go | 182 |
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| 27 | the [noun pl] [modal v] take | 178 |
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| 28 | the [noun pl] [modal v] take | 175 |
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| 29 | the [noun pl] [modal v] go | 169 |
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| 30 | the [noun pl] [modal v] come | 166 |
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