| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | may be [verb] [prep] be | 169 |
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| 2 | may [be] [verb] [prep] be | 169 |
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| 3 | may [be] [verb] [prep] be | 169 |
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| 4 | may be [verb] [prep] be | 169 |
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| 5 | may [adv] [verb] [prep] be | 118 |
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| 6 | may [adv] [verb] [prep] be | 88 |
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| 7 | may not [verb] [prep] be | 30 |
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| 8 | may not [verb] [prep] be | 30 |
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| 9 | may [not/n't] [verb] [prep] be | 30 |
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| 10 | may well [verb] [prep] be | 27 |
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| 11 | may well [verb] [prep] be | 27 |
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| 12 | may also [verb] [prep] be | 14 |
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| 13 | may also [verb] [prep] be | 14 |
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| 14 | may [verb] [verb] [prep] be | 11 |
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| 15 | may [vb infin] [verb] [prep] be | 11 |
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| 16 | may have [verb] [prep] be | 10 |
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| 17 | may have [verb] [prep] be | 10 |
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| 18 | may still [verb] [prep] be | 7 |
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| 19 | may still [verb] [prep] be | 7 |
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| 20 | [noun] may [verb] [prep] be | 501 |
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| 21 | [noun sg] may [verb] [prep] be | 286 |
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| 22 | [pron] may [verb] [prep] be | 191 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] may [verb] [prep] be | 190 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] may [verb] [prep] be | 95 |
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| 25 | [Wh det] may [verb] [prep] be | 66 |
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| 26 | [adj] may [verb] [prep] be | 58 |
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| 27 | [det] may [verb] [prep] be | 48 |
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| 28 | which may [verb] [prep] be | 39 |
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| 29 | which may [verb] [prep] be | 39 |
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| 30 | it may [verb] [prep] be | 32 |
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