| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | may [adv] be [vb pp] [prep] a | 159 |
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| 2 | may [adv] be [vb pp] [prep] a | 133 |
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| 3 | may also be [vb pp] [prep] a | 43 |
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| 4 | may also be [vb pp] [prep] a | 43 |
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| 5 | may [not/n't] be [vb pp] [prep] a | 26 |
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| 6 | may not be [vb pp] [prep] a | 26 |
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| 7 | may not be [vb pp] [prep] a | 26 |
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| 8 | may only be [vb pp] [prep] a | 12 |
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| 9 | may only be [vb pp] [prep] a | 12 |
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| 10 | may well be [vb pp] [prep] a | 10 |
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| 11 | may well be [vb pp] [prep] a | 10 |
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| 12 | may still be [vb pp] [prep] a | 7 |
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| 13 | may still be [vb pp] [prep] a | 7 |
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| 14 | may then be [vb pp] [prep] a | 5 |
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| 15 | may soon be [vb pp] [prep] a | 5 |
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| 16 | may then be [vb pp] [prep] a | 5 |
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| 17 | may soon be [vb pp] [prep] a | 5 |
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| 18 | [noun] may be [vb pp] [prep] a | 580 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] may be [vb pp] [prep] a | 366 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] may be [vb pp] [prep] a | 188 |
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| 21 | [pron] may be [vb pp] [prep] a | 180 |
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| 22 | [pers pn] may be [vb pp] [prep] a | 107 |
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| 23 | [Wh det] may be [vb pp] [prep] a | 64 |
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| 24 | which may be [vb pp] [prep] a | 59 |
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| 25 | which may be [vb pp] [prep] a | 59 |
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| 26 | [adj] may be [vb pp] [prep] a | 55 |
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| 27 | it may be [vb pp] [prep] a | 55 |
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| 28 | it may be [vb pp] [prep] a | 55 |
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| 29 | [det] may be [vb pp] [prep] a | 46 |
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| 30 | this may be [vb pp] [prep] a | 33 |
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