| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun] may be [prep] [adj] | 77 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] may be [prep] [adj] | 44 |
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| 3 | [pron] may be [prep] [adj] | 41 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] may be [prep] [adj] | 31 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] may be [prep] [adj] | 26 |
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| 6 | [adj] may be [prep] [adj] | 23 |
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| 7 | [det] may be [prep] [adj] | 20 |
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| 8 | it may be [prep] [adj] | 19 |
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| 9 | it may be [prep] [adj] | 19 |
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| 10 | this may be [prep] [adj] | 12 |
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| 11 | this may be [prep] [adj] | 12 |
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| 12 | these may be [prep] [adj] | 6 |
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| 13 | they may be [prep] [adj] | 6 |
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| 14 | there may be [prep] [adj] | 6 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] may be [prep] [adj] | 6 |
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| 16 | there may be [prep] [adj] | 6 |
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| 17 | who may be [prep] [adj] | 6 |
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| 18 | who may be [prep] [adj] | 6 |
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| 19 | [ex0] may be [prep] [adj] | 6 |
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| 20 | these may be [prep] [adj] | 6 |
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| 21 | they may be [prep] [adj] | 5 |
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| 22 | may [adv] be [prep] [adj] | 37 |
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| 23 | may [adv] be [prep] [adj] | 23 |
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| 24 | may have be [prep] [adj] | 16 |
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| 25 | may [vb infin] be [prep] [adj] | 16 |
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| 26 | may [verb] be [prep] [adj] | 16 |
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| 27 | may have be [prep] [adj] | 16 |
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| 28 | may [not/n't] be [prep] [adj] | 14 |
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| 29 | may not be [prep] [adj] | 14 |
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| 30 | may not be [prep] [adj] | 14 |
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